Official Contest Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. MAKING A PURCHASE OR
PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
VOID WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW.
1. CONTEST DESCRIPTION: The The Hidden Cost of Cheap Hair Transplants (“Contest”) is
sponsored by Parsa Mohebi, M.D., Inc., a California corporation, 5425 Farralone Ave, Woodland Hills, Ca 91367 (“Sponsor”).
By participating in the Contest, each entrant unconditionally accepts and agrees to comply with and abide by these Official Contest Rules and the decisions of Sponsor, which shall be final and binding in all respects.
2. ELIGIBILITY: The Contest is open only to those who follow
@parsamohebihairrestoration on Instagram and /or @hairtransplantdr on TikTok, and who
are 18 years of age or older as of the date of entry. The Contest is only open to legal
U.S. citizens or permanent legal residents (green card) and is void in Arizona and
anywhere else where it is prohibited by law. Employees of Sponsor (“Employees”) and
immediate family members and/or those living in the same household of Employees are
not eligible to participate in the Contest. “Household Members” shall mean those people
who share the same residence at least three months a year. “Immediate Family
Members” shall mean parents, step-parents, legal guardians, children, step-children,
siblings, step-siblings, or spouses. The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state,
and local laws and regulations. The Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed,
administered by, or associated with Instagram, TikTok or any other social media
platform.
3. AGREEMENT TO RULES: By participating, each entrant (“You”) agrees to be fully
unconditionally bound by these Official Contest Rules, and You represent and warrant
that You meet the eligibility requirements. In addition, You agree to accept the decisions
of Sponsor as final and binding as it relates to the conducting of the Contest.
4. CONTEST PERIOD: The Contest begins at 12:00 PM PST on December 2nd, 2024
and ends at 11:59 pm PST on January 6th 2025 (the “Contest
Period”). All entries must be submitted during the Contest Period. The five finalists will be announced by 11:59PM PST on January 15th 2025. Then, the winner will be announced by January 31st 2025 at 11:59PM PST.
5. HOW TO ENTER: The Contest may only be entered by posting a video of at least
one minute, but not more than two minutes in length, to Instagram and / or TikTok (a “Submission”), in which You share your personal experience with hair loss, your medical tourism journey, and why You are now seeking a hair restoration repair. No other person other than You may appear in the Submission. You may only make one Submission. Sponsor, at its sole discretion, has final approval of all Submissions for inclusion in the Contest. Any Submissions: (i) which depict, utilize or otherwise contain and/or glorify lewd, obscene, threatening, racist, illegal, vulgar, or profane language or behavior; (ii) that violate any third party’s intellectual property rights (or other proprietary rights) or, in respect of which, Sponsor has grounds to believe they may violate any third party’s intellectual property rights (or other proprietary rights); (iii) that violate and/or do not comply with these Official Contest Rules; or (iv) are otherwise deemed to be unsuitable for any reason by Sponsor at its sole discretion, will be disqualified and ineligible to win. You shall retain ownership interest and applicable intellectual property rights in and to your Submission. However, You hereby grant Sponsor, and its agents, affiliates, successors and assigns a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, non-exclusive, fully-paid and royalty-free, sub-licensable and transferable license to use, distribute, transmit, display, make derivative works of and utilize your Submission in any manner and for any purposes including, but not limited to, Sponsor’s advertising and marketing endeavors.
Your Submission is, and will be treated as, non-confidential and non-proprietary.
Sponsor retains the right to subsequently edit or otherwise modify your Submission in
any manner and for any purpose, but is under no obligation to do so. You hereby
represent, warrant and undertake that You own the Submission (and the content
therein) submitted by You and that the use of said Submission in accordance with these
Official Contest Rules will not violate the privacy rights, intellectual property rights
(including without limitation, copyright and trademark rights), contract rights, music
performance and publishing rights, or any other rights of any person or entity. Sponsor
reserves the right to use the Submission for any purpose, including, but not limited to,
online Internet and wireless application protocol use, reproduction, disclosure,
advertising and promotional activities, distribution, transmission, publication, and
broadcast. Sponsor reserves the right to use any ideas, concepts, knowledge, or
techniques contained in the Submission for any purpose, including, but not limited to,
developing and marketing products and/or services using such information, and You
acknowledge and understand there shall be no consideration, royalties or other
compensation from Sponsor, its agents, affiliates or assigns for use of your Submission
or the content therein. Further, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, You on
behalf of yourself and your heirs, hereby indemnifies, discharges, releases, and holds
Sponsor together with its agents, affiliates, successors and assigns and their respective
directors, members, shareholders, officers, employees, agents and representatives
(collectively, the “Released Parties”), harmless from any action and/or liability, in any
form or manner, arising from your failure to comply with these Official Contest Rules
and/or any infringement of any third party’s rights, inclusive of attorneys’ fees and costs
in connection to the Submission. By entering the Contest, You grant Sponsor permission to contact You with promotions and/or newsletters, which You may unsubscribe from at any time.
6. PRIZES: Five (5) Submissions will be chosen as the winners (each a “Winner”),
provided there are sufficient qualified Submissions, based on the judging criteria
described below. Each Winner will receive the following: i) a free zoom and/or in person consultation with a hair restoration professional of Sponsor with a doctor; and ii) a fifteen percent (15%) discount on a hair transplant procedure from Sponsor (Collectively, the
“Prize”). Each Winner agrees to allow their procedure(s) to be documented via photo
and video and to document their hair restoration journey as reasonably requested by
Sponsor. The Prize cannot be transferred, redeemed for cash or substituted by a
Winner. All persons who submit a Submission (other than the Winners) that is accepted into the Contest by Sponsor shall receive a discount of fifty percent (50%) of the cost for an
initial consultation with a hair restoration professional of Sponsor (the “Contest Perk”),
which must be used by December 31st, 2026. Neither the Contest Perk nor the Prize may be transferred, redeemed for cash or substituted.
ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL TAXES ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECEIPT OF THE PRIZE OR THE CONTEST PERK ARE THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE RECIPIENT. Sponsor may provide a federal 1099 financial reporting form to Winner and each recipient of the Contest Perk. If so provided, the form must be executed and returned to Sponsor per the instructions provided by the Sponsor. Acceptance of the Prize or the Contest Perk constitutes permission for Sponsor to use the recipient’s name and likeness for purposes of advertising and trade without further compensation, unless prohibited by law. The Prize or the Contest Perk must be used on or before December 31st 2026.
7. JUDGING: The Winners shall be chosen by Sponsor in its sole discretion based upon
the following criteria: (i) by Sponsor reviewing the video submissions and selecting five likely candidates for a hair transplant repair. All decisions by Sponsor are final. The Winners will be selected on or before January 31st 2025 at 11:59PM PST.
8. WINNER NOTIFICATION: Each Winner will be notified by Instagram or TikTok direct
message within five (5) days following selection of Winner. Sponsor shall have no
liability for Winner’s failure to receive notices. If Winner cannot be contacted or fails to
acknowledge the notification that they have been chosen as Winner within five (5) days
from the time notification was sent, the Prize is forfeited and an alternate Winner will be
selected. Sponsor is not responsible for any delay or failure to receive notification for
any reason, including inactive Instagram or TikTok account, technical difficulties
associated therewith, or Winner’s failure to adequately monitor their account. Receipt by
Winner of the Prize offered in this Contest is conditioned upon compliance with any and
all federal, state, and local laws and regulations. The Winner may be required to sign
and return an affidavit of eligibility, release of liability, a publicity release and all other
agreements required by Sponsor to provide the services that constitute the Prize.
9. RIGHTS GRANTED BY YOU: To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, You
hereby grant to Sponsor an irrevocable, perpetual, royalty free, worldwide license to use
and utilize, alter, and publish your name, membership user name, likeness, image,
voice, biographical information, all video or audio content You provide to Sponsor, your
statements, appearance and performance, in whole or in part, as the foregoing may be
rendered in the Submission or otherwise related to the services provided to you by
Sponsor, the providing of the Prize and/or otherwise in connection with the Contest or
Sponsor’s promotion or other exploitation thereof. In the event that the rights granted
herein cannot be granted to the extent required by these Official Contest Rules pursuant
to applicable law, the foregoing assignment of rights shall be modified to the extent
necessary to comply with such laws while giving Sponsor the maximum rights possible.
You agree not to release any publicity or other materials on your own or through
someone else regarding your participation in or winning of the Contest without the prior
written consent of Sponsor, which it may withhold in its sole discretion.
10. GENERAL RELEASE: Subject to the remaining provisions of this section 10, by
entering the Contest, You release and hold the Released Parties harmless from any
liability whatsoever in the event of personal injury, property damage, or death, and
waive any and all causes of action, related to any claims, costs, injuries, losses, or
damages of any kind arising out of or in connection with the Contest, including, without
limitation, claims, costs, injuries, losses and damages related to personal injuries,
death, damage to or destruction of property, rights of publicity or privacy, defamation or
portrayal in a false light, whether intentional or unintentional, whether under a theory of
contract, tort, warranty or other theory, to the extent permitted by law. You hereby waive
application of California Civil Code Section 1542 which provides as follows:
A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTENT TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR
DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS FAVOR AT THE TIME OF
EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM MUST HAVE MATERIALLY
AFFECTED HIS SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.You expressly waive the provisions of Section 1542 of the California Civil Code as well as any other statutes, rules, laws, ordinances, or common law principles or other authority of similar effect of any jurisdiction, and further waive any right to invoke said provisions now or in the future with regard to the Contest. You acknowledge and agree that this waiver is an essential and martial term of these Official Contest Rules and the Contest.
11. WINNERS LIST; OFFICIAL RULES REQUEST: For a copy of the winners list or
these Official Contest Rules, send a stamped, self-addressed, business-size envelope
to Sponsor’s address above, prior to December 31, 2025. Residents of WA and VT may
omit return postage for Official Contest Rules requests.
12. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION: You agree that the laws of the State of
California, without regard to the principles of conflict of laws, will govern the Contest and
these Official Contest Rules. You irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of, and
venue in, the state and federal courts seated in Los Angeles County, California, and the
related appellate courts, in any related action or proceeding. As a condition of
participating in the Contest, You agree that any and all disputes that cannot be resolved
between the parties and causes of action arising out of or connected with the Contest
shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action. Further in any
such dispute, under no circumstances will You be permitted to obtain awards for and
you hereby waive all rights to claim punitive, incidental or consequential damages
(including reasonable attorneys fees), other than your actual out-of-pocket expenses
(i.e. costs associated with entering this Contest) and You further waive all rights to have
damages multiplied or increased.
13. MISCELLANEOUS: If You do not agree to all of the Official Contest Rules, You may
not enter the Contest. You agree to be bound by these Official Contest Rules and by the
decisions of Sponsor, which are final and binding in all respects. Sponsor reserves the
limited right to suspend, modify, or otherwise change these Official Contest Rules at any
time, in its sole discretion, and to suspend or cancel the Contest or your participation in
the Contest in the event that viruses, bugs, network interruptions or failures,
unauthorized human or electronic intervention or other causes beyond Sponsor's control
affect the administration, security or proper function of the Contest or Sponsor otherwise
becomes (as determined in its sole discretion) incapable of running the Contest as
planned. Automated entries are prohibited, and any use of such automated devices will
cause disqualification. Entrants (and any individuals acting on their behalf) who violate
these Official Contest Rules, tamper or otherwise interfere with the operation of the
Contest or engage in any conduct that is detrimental or unfair to Sponsor, the Contest or
any other entrant (in each case as determined in Sponsor's sole discretion) are subject
to disqualification at any time during the Contest Period. Sponsor reserves the right to
suspend, or otherwise disqualify persons whose eligibility is in question or who have
been disqualified or are otherwise deemed to be ineligible to enter and/or further
participate in the Contest. This may include removal of the entrant’s Submission. In
connection to, and in event of all of the foregoing, an entrant may become ineligible to
win a Prize.
14. DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT: Pursuant to the Digital millennium
Copyright Act, if an individual or an entity has a good faith belief that a Submission
infringes upon any third party copyright, please notify Sponsor by mail at the address
above, or by email at info@parsamohebi.com with the subject line stating
“Copyright” (a “Copyright Notice”). The Copyright Notice MUST include the following: (i)
describe the alleged infringement in detail; (ii) the copyright owner or who retains
authorized use; (iii) the URL(s) where the alleged infringement can be located; (iv) a
statement indicating your authorization to file a DMCA complaint; (v) how you may be
contacted; and (vi) any DMCA notice must also contain the following statement:
“I have a good faith belief that use of the copyrighted material described above is not
authorized by the copyright owner or its agent, nor is such use otherwise permissible
under law. I declare, under penalty of perjury, that the information presented herein is
accurate, that I am authorized to represent the copyright holder, and I have a good faith
belief that the use is infringing.”