Dental Hygiene Month Party – Terms & Conditions

Effective Date: 9/1/2025
Organizer: State & Lake Marketing (“Organizer” or “we” or “us”)
Location/Governing Law: Illinois

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1. Event Description & Attendance

The Dental Hygiene Month Party (“Event”) is a free live event open to all attendees.
Registration grants you access to the Event at no cost.
Attendees may optionally purchase “swag boxes” or donate money to obtain additional entries in Event giveaways. Purchasing swag or donating is not required to attend or to win any giveaways.
All giveaway winners will be selected at random. No purchase or donation increases the guarantee of winning beyond additional entries.

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2. Giveaway / Entry Conditions

Entries earned via purchase or donation will be treated equally in the random drawings with entries earned without purchase, in accordance with fair random selection.
Odds of winning depend on the total number of entries received.
We reserve the right to verify eligibility, void entries that are fraudulent or non-compliant, and disqualify winners if rules are violated.

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3. No Liability; Assumption of Risk

Attendance at the Event is at your own risk. The Organizer provides the Event “as‐is” and “as available,” with no warranty as to safety, accuracy, or fitness for any purpose.
We are not responsible for technical failures (e.g. streaming interruptions, internet issues), cancellations, postponements, or changes to schedule, venue, or format.
By attending, you assume all risk of injury, harm, loss or damage arising from your participation in and travel to/from the Event, whether caused by ordinary negligence.

4. Release and Waiver of Claims

To the fullest extent permitted by Illinois law, you release, waive, discharge, and hold harmless State & Lake Marketing, including its employees, agents, contractors (“Released Parties”), from any and all claims, demands, liabilities, causes of action, or damages (including legal fees) arising from or relating to your attendance, participation in, or travel related to the Event—even if caused in whole or in part by ordinary negligence of any Released Party.
This release does not apply to gross negligence or willful misconduct (if such is proven under Illinois law).

5. No Liability for Whitney DiFoggio, Sponsors, Merch for Good

Whitney DiFoggio (Teeth Talk Girl) is expressly excluded from any liability in connection with the Event; she is not responsible for any claims arising out of or related to the Event.
Sponsors, Merch for Good, and any associated third‐party organizations likewise have no liability or responsibility for any claims, losses, or damages arising from the Event, including giveaways.
Purchases or donations in “Merch for Good” are considered donations; donors do not obtain any ownership, intellectual property, or claim over Merch for Good, Sponsor materials, or the Oral Cancer Foundation via those donations beyond what is expressly given.

6. Intellectual Property & Use of Materials

All trademarks, logos, promotional materials, images, and content produced by the Organizer remain the sole property of State & Lake Marketing.
Attendees may not reproduce, redistribute, reuse, or modify any of these materials without express written permission from State & Lake Marketing.

Sponsors’ logos or content provided for promotional use may be used only in the manner approved by that sponsor; no repurposing without permission.

7. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Released Parties from all claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs or expenses (including attorneys’ fees) arising out of or related to your participation in the Event, your breach of these Terms & Conditions, or your violation of any rights of another.

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8. Dispute Resolution; Arbitration

Governing Law: Illinois law shall govern all claims, disputes, interpretations, and enforcement of these Terms & Conditions.

Any dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of or relating to these Terms & Conditions, the Event, or any aspect thereof, including whether a party has the right to arbitration, shall be resolved by binding arbitration in Cook County, Illinois under the Illinois Uniform Arbitration Act (710 ILCS 5), or another mutually agreed arbitration provider.
The arbitration shall be conducted by a single arbitrator. The arbitrator’s decision shall be final and binding.
Each party shall bear their own attorneys’ fees and costs unless the arbitrator rules otherwise.
If any part of this arbitration clause is found invalid or unenforceable, the remainder shall continue in full force and effect.

9. Severability; Enforceability

If any provision of these Terms & Conditions is found to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable under Illinois law, that provision shall be struck, and the remainder shall remain in full force.
Exculpatory or limitation of liability provisions are to be construed against the party who drafts them (i.e. us), but we intend them to be as clear, explicit, and concise as required under Illinois law.

10. Entire Agreement

These Terms & Conditions constitute the full agreement between you and State & Lake Marketing regarding the Event and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications or proposals, whether electronic, oral, or written.

If you agree to attend or participate in the Event (including by registering, entering giveaway, purchasing swag, or donating), you are agreeing to abide by all of the above Terms & Conditions.