JAPAN CRATE’S SAKURA FLOWER FORTUNE GAME OFFICIAL RULES


NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.


GAME PERIOD: Japan Crate’s Sakura Flower Fortune Game (the “Game”) starts on March 15, 2024 at 00:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (“PT”) and ends on May 15, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. PT (“Game Period”).


ELIGIBILITY: Game is open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia who are twenty one (21) years of age or older at the time of Game registration.

 

Employees, officers, and directors of Japan Crate Acquisitions, LLC (“Sponsor”), and its respective parent entity, subsidiaries, affiliates, distributors, promotion and advertising agencies, and members of their immediate families (spouse and parents, children and siblings and each of their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) and persons living in the same household, whether or not related, of such employees, are not eligible to enter or win. Void where prohibited by law. Game is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws. By participating, you agree to these Official Rules and to the decisions of the Sponsor, which are final and binding in all respects. Game is void in Puerto Rico, U.S. territories and possessions and where prohibited by law.

 

HOW TO PLAY: During the Game Period, there are two (2) ways to be eligible for game play:

 

  • 1. In-Crate QR Code: Unbox and use your mobile device to scan the QR code located in the Japan Crate monthly subscription’s booklet and follow the instructions to access the “Sakura Flower Fortune” game. 
  • The game can be played only once. Users must use enter nickname, country of delivery address, and Japan Crate Box subscribed email address to be eligible to win.

 

  • 2. Email Registration: Email info@japancrate.com during the Game Period with your full name, email address, and eligible prize delivery address within the United States based on Eligibility Requirements.

  • The game can be played only once. Users must use enter name, country of delivery address, and registered email address sent to info@japancrate.com to be eligible to win.

 

GAME OBJECTIVE: The goal of the Game is to pick all petals from the Sakura Flower. After all petal are picked, 

 

HOW TO ENTER THE GAME: During each Entry Period, using the link received after scanning a Japan Crate Booklet QR code or emailing info@japancrate.com with your entry details. AlternativelyAlternately, navigate an Internet Browser, such as Google Chrome or Apple Safari, to https://japancrate.com/game/cherry-blossom-fortune-flower.

 

Then, select “START GAME” and press “> START” to begin the game. Use your mouse or finger to fire on incoming snacks to defend your crate. Each shoot, correctly aimed, will destroy an incoming snack. In the event you miss an incoming snack and it hits your crate, the game will end and you’ll be presented with a pop-up asking for your nickname, email address, and country that will be added to the leaderboard. Providing this information means that you agree to our Privacy Policy located at https://japancrate.com/pages/privacy-policy.

 

WINNER DETERMINATION: Winners are determined at random.

 

WINNER NOTIFICATION: Sponsor’s decisions are final and binding on all matters relating to this Game. Potential winners will be notified by email within seven (7) days following the conclusion of the Game Period. Potential winners may be required to complete an Affidavit of Eligibility, Liability and Publicity Release (unless prohibited by law) and any other documents required by Sponsor which must be returned within three (3) days of date appearing on prize notification. 

 

Any potential winner of a prize or combination of prizes valued at $600 or more will also be sent, via email, an IRS W9 Form. Return of winner notification as undeliverable, failure to sign and return requested documentation within seventy two (72) hours of date and time of receipt, the inability of Sponsor to contact a potential winner within a reasonable time period or noncompliance with these Official Rules by any potential winner will result in disqualification.

 

WINNER PRIZES - Five (5) in total: Each winner will receive one (1) prize. Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”) ranges from USD $10 to $80.

 

PRIZES: Starbucks Japan Sakura merchandise like mugs, bottles or tumblers. 

GENERAL PRIZE CONDITIONS: Prizes will be awarded and shipped to Eligible Winners’ shipping addresses. All federal, state and local taxes and all other costs associated with prize acceptance and use not specified herein as being provided are the sole responsibility of each winner. Prizes are awarded “as is” with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied by Sponsor. Winners may not substitute, assign or transfer prize or redeem prize for cash, but Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to substitute a prize (or portion thereof) with one of comparable or greater value. All prize details are at Sponsor’s sole discretion. 

 

GENERAL CONDITIONS: By participating, each entrant agrees: (a) to abide by these Official Rules and decisions of Sponsor, which shall be final and binding in all respects relating to this Game; (b) to release, discharge and hold harmless Japan Crate Acquisitions, LLC and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, distributors, promotion and advertising agencies, and the respective officers, directors, shareholders, employees, agents and representatives of the foregoing (collectively, “Released Parties”) from any and all injuries, liability, losses and damages of any kind to persons, including death, or property resulting, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from entrant’s participation in the Game or any Game-related activity or the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize; and (c) to the use of his/her name, voice, entry, and/or likeness for programming, advertising, publicity and promotional purposes in any and all media, now or hereafter known, worldwide and on the Internet, and in perpetuity by Sponsor, its affiliates and agencies, without compensation (unless prohibited by law) or additional consents from entrant or any third party and without prior notice, approval or inspection, and to execute specific consent to such use. 

 

MISCELLANEOUS: Released Parties are not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, damaged, inaccurate, stolen, delayed, misdirected, undelivered, or garbled entries, or for lost, interrupted or unavailable network, server, Internet Service Provider (ISP), website, or other connections, availability or accessibility or miscommunications or failed computer, satellite, telephone or cable transmissions, lines, or technical failure or jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected transmissions or computer hardware or software malfunctions, failures or difficulties, or other errors or difficulties of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic, computer, network, typographical, printing or otherwise relating to or in connection with the Game, including, without limitation, errors or difficulties which may occur in connection with the administration of the Game, the processing of entries, the announcement of the prizes, or in any Game-related materials. Released Parties are also not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by site users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Game. Released Parties are not responsible for injury or damage to any person's computer related to or resulting from participating in this Game or downloading materials from or use of the website. Persons who tamper with or abuse any aspect of the Game or website, who act in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner or who are in violation of these Official Rules, as solely determined by Sponsor, will be disqualified and all associated entries will be void. Should any portion of the Game be, in Sponsor’s sole opinion, compromised for any reason, including virus, worms, bugs, epidemic, pandemic, any Act of God, non-authorized human intervention or other causes which, in the sole opinion of the Sponsor, corrupt or impair the administration, security, fairness or proper play, or submission of entries, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to suspend, modify or terminate the Game (or portion thereof) and, if terminated, at its discretion, select the potential winners from among all non-suspect, eligible Entries received prior to action taken using the winner determination process outlined above. 

 

CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE GAME MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK ANY AND ALL AVAILABLE REMEDIES (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES) FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.

 

ARBITRATION: Except where prohibited by law, as a condition of participating in this Game, entrant agrees that (1) any and all disputes and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Game, or prize awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by final and binding arbitration under the rules of the American Arbitration Association and held at the AAA regional office nearest the entrant; (2) the Federal Arbitration Act shall govern the interpretation, enforcement and all proceedings at such arbitration; and (3) judgment upon such arbitration award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. Under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, or any other damages, including attorneys' fees, other than entrant's actual out-of-pocket expenses (i.e., costs associated with participating in this Game), and entrant further waives all rights to have damages multiplied or increased.

 

CHOICE OF LAW: All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of entrant and Sponsor in connection with the Game, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the substantive laws of the State of Delaware, USA.

  

SPONSOR: Japan Crate Acquisitions, LLC with a mailing address of 2093 PHILADELPHIA PIKE #3484, CLAYMONT, DE 19703