DataStax Cassandra Forward Book Giveaway

No purchase necessary to enter or win.   Void where prohibited.  Entry in this Contest constitutes your acceptance of these official rules.

Contest runs from 8 am PST on February 16, 2023 to 11:59 PM PST on March 13, 2023 (“Contest Period”).  All dates are subject to change.

Open to legal residents of the 50 U.S. States and the District of Columbia who are 18 years or older.  Employees, interns, and contractors of DataStax and its affiliated companies and immediate family members are not eligible to enter the Contest.

Winning Item:  Within 15 days after the end of the Contest Period, 40 individual valid entrants winners will be chosen at random. .   Each winner will receive a signed copy of Managing Cloud Native Data on Kubernetes book by Patrick McFadin. The total ARV of all items offered in this Contest is $3200. The prizes carry no warranty of any kind.

How to Enter:

Post about the Cassandra Forward event on Twitter or LinkedIn during the Contest Period, and include the hashtag #CassandraForward to enter the Contest.  You must include #CassandraForward in order to be eligible to win.

Each submission will be judged by a panel of DataStax’s choosing based on aforementioned eligibility. All decisions by DataStax are final and binding on all participants.

Each post with the hashtag counts as a chance to win.

Winners will be notified at the end of the Contest Period. Winners will be notified via direct message and email. Participants must provide DataStax with a valid shipping address in order to receive the item.  Items are subject to change at any time and at the discretion of DataStax.

Privacy

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Publicity

By entering the Contest, you agree and consent to use of your name, social media profile and/or likeness by DataStax. Your entry may also be used for press and media purposes, and you agree to waive any rights and not assert any intellectual property rights that you may have in your entry.

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All issues and questions concerning the Contest, shall be governed by the laws of California, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules.