Last Updated: September 7, 2026

IMPORTANT NOTICE

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN A CINEMATIC LUXE MEDIA SWEEPSTAKES OR PROMOTIONAL DRAWING.

A PURCHASE, PAID MEMBERSHIP, FESTIVAL SUBMISSION, DONATION, MERCHANDISE PURCHASE, NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIPTION, OR OTHER PAYMENT WILL NOT INCREASE A PARTICIPANT'S CHANCES OF WINNING.

VOID WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW.

These Official Sweepstakes, Giveaways & Promotional Drawings Rules ("Official Rules") establish the general rules governing chance-based prize promotions offered by Cinematic Luxe Media ("Cinematic Luxe," "CLuxe," "Sponsor," "we," "us," or "our").

Individual sweepstakes, giveaways, promotional drawings, contests, or other promotions may include additional promotion-specific rules, entry periods, eligibility requirements, prizes, geographic limitations, entry methods, and other conditions.

The promotion-specific rules applicable to an individual promotion form part of these Official Rules.

If a promotion-specific rule directly conflicts with these general Official Rules, the promotion-specific provision will control for that promotion to the extent permitted by applicable law.

1. PURPOSE OF THESE RULES

Cinematic Luxe Media may periodically conduct promotional activities in connection with:

• Cinematic Luxe Media

• Cinematic Luxe Indie Showcase

• Weekly Cinematic Spotlight

• CLuxe Digital Universe

• Cinematic Luxe memberships

• Audience Viewing Pass

• Guest Pass

• Standard Pass

• Premium Pass

• VIP Pass

• Luxe Dispatch

• Cinematic Luxe film programming

• Books

• Comics

• Games

• Trivia

• Interactive activities

• Digital collectibles

• Merchandise

• Festivals

• Creator programs

• Independent filmmaking initiatives

• Community events

• Website activities

• Social media

• Promotional campaigns

• Special events

• Seasonal programming

These activities may include prizes awarded through random selection, skill-based competition, achievement, promotional giveaways, or other lawful methods.

2. SWEEPSTAKES VS. RAFFLES

Cinematic Luxe Media is a commercial entertainment company and does not intend to operate an unlawful lottery or raffle.

Unless specifically authorized and structured in accordance with applicable law, Cinematic Luxe Media promotional drawings will be operated as sweepstakes, giveaways, or promotional drawings rather than paid raffles.

Cinematic Luxe Media will not require participants to purchase a ticket, Membership, subscription, merchandise item, festival submission, service, or other product as a condition of entering or winning a chance-based Sweepstakes.

The term "raffle" should not be interpreted as authorization for Cinematic Luxe Media to operate a paid game of chance.

Where Cinematic Luxe Media participates in a legally authorized charitable raffle or similar activity, separate rules and disclosures may apply.

3. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY

No purchase or payment is necessary to enter or win a Cinematic Luxe chance-based Sweepstakes.

Purchasing:

• Standard Membership

• Premium Membership

• VIP Membership

• Merchandise

• Festival submissions

• Voting passes

• Books

• Comics

• Games

• Services

• Event access

• Other Cinematic Luxe products

will not increase the odds of winning a chance-based Sweepstakes.

Where paying members receive automatic entry as a Membership convenience, Cinematic Luxe Media will provide an eligible free method of entry that offers a materially equivalent opportunity to participate.

4. CINEMATIC LUXE MEMBERSHIP SWEEPSTAKES

Certain Premium or VIP Membership benefits may include automatic eligibility or automatic entry into specified promotional drawings.

For example, Cinematic Luxe may periodically offer a:

CLuxe Monthly Member Sweepstakes

or similar promotion.

Paid Membership may make the entry process automatic or more convenient but will not eliminate the legally required free method of entry where one is required.

Unless promotion-specific rules provide otherwise:

• Eligible Premium or VIP members may receive one automatic entry.

• An eligible nonmember may obtain one equivalent free entry using the Alternate Method of Entry.

• Purchasing more merchandise will not provide additional entries.

• Purchasing additional Membership months will not increase odds.

• Upgrading from Premium to VIP will not automatically increase odds unless an equivalent number of free entries is available through the free method.

• Canceling a Membership after a valid entry has been received will not invalidate that entry unless the promotion-specific rules expressly and lawfully provide otherwise.

Cinematic Luxe may structure a promotion differently where legally permitted, but paid participation will not provide greater odds than an equivalent free method of participation in a chance-based Sweepstakes.

5. ALTERNATE METHOD OF ENTRY — AMOE

Every Cinematic Luxe Sweepstakes for which a free alternative method is legally required will provide a clearly disclosed Alternate Method of Entry ("AMOE").

The AMOE may include:

• Online entry form

• Website entry

• Email entry

• Mail-in entry

• Promotional code not requiring purchase

• Free account entry

• Another lawful free entry mechanism

The applicable promotion-specific rules will identify:

• The method of free entry

• Entry deadline

• Information required

• Entry limit

• Address or website where applicable

• Any required subject line or entry designation

The free entry method will not require payment.

Cinematic Luxe will not intentionally make the AMOE materially more difficult, misleading, or burdensome solely to discourage free participation.

6. ELIGIBILITY

Unless promotion-specific rules expressly state otherwise, Cinematic Luxe Sweepstakes are open only to:

• Legal residents of the 50 United States and District of Columbia

• Who are 18 years of age or older

• And have reached the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence at the time of entry

A promotion may be limited to a smaller geographic region.

A promotion may also be opened internationally if Cinematic Luxe determines that the promotion can be operated legally in the applicable jurisdictions.

International eligibility will not be assumed merely because the Cinematic Luxe website or film festival is available internationally.

7. INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS

Cinematic Luxe operates internationally, but promotional-prize laws differ substantially between countries.

When a Sweepstakes is made available outside the United States, Cinematic Luxe may:

• Limit eligible countries

• Exclude prohibited jurisdictions

• Establish country-specific rules

• Require additional disclosures

• Require additional winner verification

• Require a skill-testing question where applicable

• Modify prize delivery

• Restrict cash prizes

• Substitute prizes where legally necessary

• Comply with applicable tax withholding requirements

• Require additional parental or age verification

• Require additional privacy notices

The promotion-specific Official Rules will identify eligible jurisdictions.

If a country or jurisdiction is not specifically identified as eligible, participation from that jurisdiction may be prohibited.

8. EXCLUDED PERSONS

Unless otherwise stated in promotion-specific rules, the following persons are not eligible:

• Owners of Cinematic Luxe Media

• Employees of Cinematic Luxe Media

• Officers

• Directors

• Promotion administrators

• Contractors substantially involved in administering the promotion

• Judges involved in determining the winner

• Advertising or promotional agencies substantially involved in the promotion

• Immediate family members of the above

• Household members of the above

For purposes of these rules, immediate family may include:

• Parent

• Child

• Sibling

• Spouse

• Domestic partner

whether related biologically, by marriage, adoption, or another legally recognized relationship.

Cinematic Luxe may establish additional conflict-of-interest exclusions for individual promotions.

9. FILMMAKERS & CREATORS

Filmmakers, writers, artists, actors, producers, musicians, animators, game creators, and other independent creators may participate in eligible Cinematic Luxe promotions unless promotion-specific rules state otherwise.

Submitting a film to a Cinematic Luxe festival does not automatically disqualify a filmmaker from unrelated promotional Sweepstakes.

However, a filmmaker, creator, judge, staff member, or other person may be excluded from a particular promotion where participation could create:

• A conflict of interest

• An unfair advantage

• Access to confidential information

• Influence over winner selection

• Appearance of improper favoritism

Eligibility will be determined under the applicable promotion-specific rules.

10. FESTIVAL INDEPENDENCE

Winning a Sweepstakes, Giveaway, or promotional prize does not affect:

• Festival selection

• Judging

• Awards

• Nomination

• Finalist status

• Audience Choice standings

• Team Luxe selections

• Film reviews

• Programming decisions

• Creator evaluations

Likewise, purchasing a Membership or entering a promotional Sweepstakes does not purchase favorable treatment from Cinematic Luxe Media.

Festival judging and promotional prize programs remain separate unless a specific promotion expressly states otherwise.

11. MINORS & YOUTH PROMOTIONS

Unless specifically stated otherwise, Cinematic Luxe promotions are intended for adults age 18 or older.

If Cinematic Luxe creates a promotion specifically for minors or youth participants, separate rules may apply.

These may require:

• Parent or guardian permission

• Parent or guardian verification

• Age verification

• Consent to prize acceptance

• Additional privacy protections

• Additional publicity authorization

• Restrictions on prizes

• Compliance with children's privacy laws

A minor will not be permitted to participate merely because a Youth-Led or Student festival category exists.

Youth festival eligibility and Sweepstakes eligibility are separate matters.

12. PROMOTION PERIOD

Every Cinematic Luxe Sweepstakes will identify a specific:

• Start date

• Start time

• End date

• End time

• Applicable time zone

Entries received before the start of the promotion or after the deadline may be invalid.

Unless otherwise stated, Cinematic Luxe will use Eastern Time ("ET") as the official time zone.

Cinematic Luxe's applicable computer or promotion-administration system will serve as the official timekeeping device unless otherwise stated.

13. ENTRY LIMITS

The promotion-specific rules will identify the permitted number of entries.

Unless otherwise stated:

Limit: one valid entry per eligible person per Sweepstakes.

Attempts to obtain additional entries through:

• Multiple email addresses

• Multiple accounts

• False identities

• Automated systems

• Bots

• Scripts

• Account sharing

• Fake memberships

• Duplicate forms

• Manipulated IP addresses

• Fraudulent accounts

may result in disqualification.

Where multiple entries are permitted, the promotion-specific rules will explain how those entries may lawfully be obtained.

14. AUTOMATIC MEMBERSHIP ENTRY

Where a promotion provides automatic entry to qualifying Cinematic Luxe members:

• Membership status may be verified through Cinematic Luxe records.

• No additional purchase will be required.

• The applicable Membership tier will be identified.

• The applicable entry period will be disclosed.

• Equivalent free entry opportunities will be made available where required.

Automatic entry is a convenience and should not be interpreted as purchasing a chance to win.

15. LUXE DISPATCH

Cinematic Luxe may announce promotions through Luxe Dispatch.

Subscribing to Luxe Dispatch will not be required to enter a Sweepstakes unless legally permitted and clearly disclosed.

Where email marketing consent is optional, declining marketing communications will not invalidate an otherwise eligible Sweepstakes entry.

Participants may unsubscribe from Luxe Dispatch marketing communications without forfeiting a valid Sweepstakes entry.

Transactional winner-notification communications may still be sent where reasonably necessary to administer the promotion.

16. SOCIAL MEDIA PROMOTIONS

Cinematic Luxe may conduct promotions through social-media platforms.

Promotion-specific entry requirements may include lawful actions such as:

• Following an account

• Commenting

• Submitting an answer

• Sharing eligible content

• Using a hashtag

• Completing an entry form

where permitted by applicable platform rules and law.

Unless expressly stated otherwise, Cinematic Luxe promotions are not sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with third-party social-media platforms.

Participants release applicable social-media platforms from responsibility for Cinematic Luxe-administered promotions to the extent permitted by law.

Entrants remain responsible for complying with platform terms.

17. PRIZE DESCRIPTION

Every promotion will identify the prize or prizes offered.

Prize information may include:

• Number of prizes

• Prize description

• Approximate Retail Value ("ARV")

• Any restrictions

• Delivery method

• Redemption deadline

• Expiration date

• Geographic limitations

• Applicable product size or availability

• Digital-access period

• Other material conditions

Cinematic Luxe will not knowingly advertise a prize it does not reasonably intend and expect to award.

18. TYPES OF PRIZES

Potential Cinematic Luxe prizes may include:

• Digital collectibles

• Digital artwork

• Cinematic Luxe merchandise

• Exclusive merchandise

• Gift cards

• Cash prizes

• Books

• Comics

• Membership upgrades

• Membership credits

• Festival access

• Festival submission credits

• Festival-related merchandise

• Game access

• Digital entertainment

• Creator products

• Tickets

• Promotional packages

• Technology products

• Sponsor-provided prizes

• Other items disclosed in promotion-specific rules

Prize availability may vary by promotion.

19. DIGITAL PRIZES

Digital prizes may be subject to:

• Account requirements

• Compatibility requirements

• Geographic restrictions

• License conditions

• Redemption deadlines

• Download limitations

• Membership requirements where lawfully permitted

Winning a digital prize does not necessarily transfer intellectual-property ownership of the underlying work.

20. MERCHANDISE PRIZES

For merchandise prizes:

• Product sizes may be subject to availability.

• Exact styles may vary where disclosed.

• Shipping availability may depend on the winner's location.

• Winner may be required to provide a valid shipping address.

• Cinematic Luxe is not responsible for incorrect addresses supplied by the winner.

• Sponsor-provided products may be subject to manufacturer warranties rather than warranties from Cinematic Luxe.

21. GIFT CARDS

Gift-card prizes may be subject to the issuing company's terms.

Cinematic Luxe does not control:

• Merchant closures

• Third-party service interruptions

• Product availability

• Third-party account requirements

unless Cinematic Luxe itself issues the gift card.

Gift cards will not be exchanged for cash except where required by applicable law.

22. CASH PRIZES

Where cash is offered, payment method may include:

• Check

• Electronic payment

• Digital payment service

• Another lawful method

The payment method and any necessary verification requirements may be specified in the promotion-specific rules.

23. FESTIVAL-RELATED PRIZES

Festival prizes may include:

• Free festival submission

• Festival access

• Premium festival experiences

• Merchandise

• Screening access

• Digital badges

• Creator promotion

• Festival credits

A free festival submission prize does not guarantee:

• Selection

• Nomination

• Award

• Screening

• Favorable judging

unless the prize specifically and lawfully states otherwise.

Submitted films must continue to satisfy applicable festival rules.

24. PRIZE VALUE

Approximate Retail Value is determined in good faith at the time the promotion is created.

The actual value of a prize may vary.

A winner will not ordinarily receive the difference between the stated ARV and actual market value.

25. PRIZE SUBSTITUTION

Cinematic Luxe may substitute a prize with a prize of equal or greater value where reasonably necessary because of:

• Product discontinuation

• Supplier failure

• Shipping restrictions

• Unavailability

• Legal restrictions

• Circumstances outside Cinematic Luxe's reasonable control

unless prohibited by law.

Cinematic Luxe will not substitute an advertised prize solely to improperly reduce the value of the promotion.

26. NO TRANSFER

Unless permitted by promotion-specific rules, prizes:

• May not be transferred

• May not be assigned

• May not be resold through Cinematic Luxe

• May not be exchanged for cash

except where Cinematic Luxe expressly permits substitution or applicable law requires otherwise.

27. TAXES

Winners are solely responsible for taxes associated with prizes unless applicable law provides otherwise.

Prizes may constitute taxable income.

Cinematic Luxe may require a winner to provide legally necessary tax information before delivering a prize.

Cinematic Luxe may issue tax documentation or make required tax withholding or reporting when applicable.

Failure to provide legally required tax information may result in prize forfeiture where permitted by law.

28. RANDOM WINNER SELECTION

For a chance-based Sweepstakes, potential winners will be selected randomly from eligible entries received during the applicable Promotion Period unless another lawful selection method is disclosed.

Random selection may be administered:

• Internally

• Through computerized random selection

• Through a third-party promotion administrator

• Through another fair random method

Cinematic Luxe may preserve reasonable records documenting the winner-selection process.

29. ODDS OF WINNING

The odds of winning depend upon:

• Number of eligible entries received

• Number of prizes available

• Any other factor identified in the promotion-specific rules

Unless mathematically known in advance, exact odds cannot be determined until the eligible entry pool is established.

Purchasing Cinematic Luxe products or services will not increase the odds of winning a chance-based Sweepstakes.

30. POTENTIAL WINNER STATUS

A person selected in a drawing is considered a potential winner until Cinematic Luxe verifies:

• Eligibility

• Compliance with Official Rules

• Identity where necessary

• Age

• Residency

• Entry validity

No individual is considered the final winner until verification is completed.

31. WINNER NOTIFICATION

Potential winners may be contacted using:

• Email

• Account notification

• Telephone

• Direct message

• Mail

• Another method disclosed in the promotion

Potential winners should never be required to pay Cinematic Luxe a fee simply to receive a legitimate Sweepstakes prize.

Cinematic Luxe may establish a reasonable response deadline.

32. WINNER VERIFICATION

Cinematic Luxe may require a potential winner to provide reasonable documentation verifying eligibility.

This may include:

• Name

• Age

• Residency

• Identity

• Mailing address

• Email address

• Eligibility confirmation

• Tax information where legally necessary

For higher-value prizes, a potential winner may be required to sign:

• Affidavit or Declaration of Eligibility

• Liability Release

• Publicity Release where legally permitted

• Tax documentation

• Prize acceptance documentation

33. FAILURE TO RESPOND

A potential winner may forfeit the prize if the individual:

• Cannot be contacted

• Does not respond within the disclosed deadline

• Declines the prize

• Fails eligibility verification

• Violates the Official Rules

• Provides materially false information

• Fails to provide legally required documentation

Cinematic Luxe may select an alternate potential winner where permitted and appropriate.

34. UNCLAIMED PRIZES

If a prize remains unclaimed, Cinematic Luxe may:

• Select an alternate winner

• Conduct an additional drawing

• Handle the prize as required by applicable law

Cinematic Luxe will comply with any jurisdiction-specific requirements governing unclaimed promotional prizes.

35. PUBLICITY

Except where prohibited by law, a winner may be asked to permit Cinematic Luxe to use limited information such as:

• First name

• Last initial or full name

• City

• State

• Likeness

• Photograph

• Voice

• Winner statement

• Prize won

for legitimate promotion of the Sweepstakes and Cinematic Luxe.

Where legally required, separate consent will be obtained.

A person's right to enter a Sweepstakes will not be conditioned on granting broader publicity rights where applicable law prohibits that condition.

36. WINNER CONTENT

If a winner voluntarily provides:

• Photograph

• Testimonial

• Video

• Acceptance message

• Social-media post

Cinematic Luxe may request permission to display that material in connection with the promotion.

Separate terms may apply to commissioned or professionally created content.

37. SKILL-BASED CONTESTS

Cinematic Luxe may also conduct contests where winners are determined through skill rather than chance.

Examples may include:

• Trivia competitions

• Creative challenges

• Writing contests

• Artwork contests

• Film challenges

• Game competitions

Skill contests may have separate judging criteria such as:

• Creativity

• Originality

• Technical quality

• Relevance

• Execution

• Accuracy

• Performance

Where a promotion is skill-based, the applicable rules will identify judging criteria and tie-breaking procedures.

A skill contest is legally and operationally different from a random Sweepstakes.

38. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN CONTEST ENTRIES

Entering a creative contest does not automatically transfer ownership of an entrant's original work to Cinematic Luxe Media.

Promotion-specific rules may grant Cinematic Luxe a limited license reasonably necessary to:

• Review the entry

• Judge the entry

• Display the entry

• Promote the contest

• Announce the winner

• Archive contest results

Any broader intellectual-property license must be identified in the applicable contest rules.

39. ORIGINALITY REQUIREMENT

Where a promotion requires creative content, the entrant represents that the submission does not knowingly infringe:

• Copyright

• Trademark

• Privacy rights

• Publicity rights

• Contractual rights

• Other third-party rights

Entries containing unauthorized copyrighted content may be rejected.

40. PROHIBITED ENTRY CONTENT

Creative promotion entries may be disqualified if they contain:

• Hate speech

• Illegal content

• Threats

• Harassment

• Malicious content

• Unauthorized pornography

• Copyright infringement

• Trademark infringement

• False impersonation

• Malware

• Intentionally deceptive material

• Content violating applicable Cinematic Luxe Community Guidelines

Contextual artistic content may be evaluated under promotion-specific rules.

41. FRAUD & ENTRY MANIPULATION

Cinematic Luxe maintains zero tolerance for intentional promotion manipulation.

Prohibited activity may include:

• Bots

• Automated entries

• Scripts

• Fake accounts

• Account farming

• Identity fraud

• Multiple identities

• Entry purchasing

• Entry selling

• Vote manipulation

• Collusion

• Tampering with winner selection

• Unauthorized access to promotion systems

• Attempts to manipulate randomization

Cinematic Luxe may investigate suspicious activity.

42. DISQUALIFICATION

An entrant may be disqualified for a material violation of these Official Rules.

Grounds may include:

• Ineligibility

• False information

• Fraud

• Entry manipulation

• Bot usage

• Multiple prohibited entries

• Harassment

• Threats

• Tampering

• Unauthorized interference

• Violation of promotion-specific rules

Cinematic Luxe will not knowingly disqualify legitimate entries arbitrarily for the purpose of manipulating promotion results.

43. TECHNICAL FAILURES

Cinematic Luxe is not responsible, to the extent permitted by law, for entries that are:

• Lost

• Late

• Misdirected

• Corrupted

• Incomplete

• Technically defective

• Inaccessible

because of circumstances beyond Cinematic Luxe's reasonable control.

This may include:

• Internet outages

• Hosting failures

• Device failures

• Email problems

• Browser issues

• Server problems

• Platform outages

Cinematic Luxe will make reasonable efforts to administer promotions fairly when technical disruptions occur.

44. LOST OR MISDIRECTED COMMUNICATIONS

Cinematic Luxe is not responsible for winner communications that cannot be delivered because a participant supplied:

• Incorrect email

• Incorrect address

• Invalid contact information

• Blocked email settings

• Full mailbox

• Inaccessible account

Entrants are responsible for maintaining reasonably accurate contact information.

45. CYBERSECURITY EVENTS

If a promotion is materially affected by:

• Unauthorized access

• Malware

• Cyberattack

• System manipulation

• Data corruption

• Security breach

Cinematic Luxe may suspend the affected promotion while investigating.

Where possible, Cinematic Luxe may resume the promotion using unaffected eligible entries or another fair method consistent with applicable law.

46. CANCELLATION, SUSPENSION OR MODIFICATION

Cinematic Luxe may modify, suspend, postpone, or cancel a promotion where reasonably necessary because of circumstances materially affecting its integrity or lawful administration.

Examples may include:

• Fraud

• Cyberattack

• Technical failure

• Natural disaster

• Government action

• Legal prohibition

• Platform shutdown

• War

• Civil emergency

• Severe weather

• Supplier failure

• Force majeure

Any modification will be made consistent with applicable law.

Cinematic Luxe will not use this provision as a means to avoid awarding legitimately earned prizes.

47. FORCE MAJEURE

To the extent permitted by law, Cinematic Luxe will not be responsible for delays caused by events outside its reasonable control.

Where an event makes the originally advertised prize impossible to deliver, Cinematic Luxe may provide a lawful substitute where appropriate.

48. THIRD-PARTY PRIZE PROVIDERS

A prize may be supplied by another company, creator, filmmaker, sponsor, or promotional partner.

Where applicable:

• Third-party terms may apply.

• Product warranties may come from the manufacturer.

• Cinematic Luxe is not responsible for independent actions of third-party companies except as required by law.

• The identity of a material prize sponsor may be disclosed.

49. SPONSORED PROMOTIONS

If another company sponsors or co-sponsors a Cinematic Luxe promotion, the applicable rules will identify the sponsor or co-sponsor where required.

Sponsor involvement does not alter the entrant's rights under applicable law.

50. PRIVACY

Personal information collected through Sweepstakes administration will be handled in accordance with the Cinematic Luxe Media Privacy Policy and applicable law.

Information may be used to:

• Administer entries

• Verify eligibility

• Contact winners

• Deliver prizes

• Prevent fraud

• Maintain promotion records

• Comply with tax obligations

• Comply with legal requirements

Participation in a Sweepstakes does not automatically authorize unrelated marketing communications where separate consent is legally required.

51. DATA MINIMIZATION

Cinematic Luxe will seek to collect only information reasonably necessary to administer the promotion.

Sensitive information should ordinarily be collected only from potential winners when legally necessary rather than from every entrant.

52. WINNER INFORMATION

Where required by law, Cinematic Luxe may maintain or make available a list identifying winners.

The amount of information disclosed will be limited where reasonably possible and may include:

• Winner name

• City

• State

• Prize

Cinematic Luxe will not publish unnecessary sensitive personal information.

53. WINNERS LIST

Where a winners list is offered or required, promotion-specific rules may provide instructions for requesting it.

Requests may be subject to reasonable deadlines.

Cinematic Luxe may provide the information electronically where permitted.

54. RECORDKEEPING

Cinematic Luxe may retain promotion-related records reasonably necessary to establish:

• Entries received

• Winner-selection process

• Eligibility

• Prizes awarded

• Promotion dates

• Official Rules

• Fraud investigations

• Tax compliance

• State registration or bonding compliance

• Other legal obligations

Records will be retained consistent with the Cinematic Luxe Privacy Policy and applicable law.

55. STATE REGISTRATION, BONDING & FILING REQUIREMENTS

Some U.S. jurisdictions impose registration, bonding, filing, disclosure, or recordkeeping requirements on certain Sweepstakes.

Before conducting promotions meeting applicable thresholds, Cinematic Luxe may:

• Register the promotion

• Obtain a surety bond

• Establish a trust

• File Official Rules

• Make required disclosures

• Maintain required records

• Provide winner information

• Exclude a jurisdiction where participation would not be legally practical

A jurisdiction may therefore be excluded from a particular promotion even though another Cinematic Luxe promotion is available there.

56. LARGE PRIZE POOLS

Promotions involving higher-value prizes require additional review before launch.

Cinematic Luxe may conduct additional legal and administrative review concerning:

• State registration

• Bonding

• Tax reporting

• Insurance

• Winner verification

• Fraud prevention

• International eligibility

• Prize fulfillment

before advertising or opening a high-value promotion.

57. FLORIDA & OTHER REGULATED JURISDICTIONS

Certain jurisdictions impose special obligations on higher-value promotional games.

Where required, Cinematic Luxe will complete applicable registrations, security requirements, disclosures, or filings before making an affected promotion available in that jurisdiction.

If Cinematic Luxe elects not to satisfy a jurisdiction-specific requirement for a particular promotion, residents of that jurisdiction may be excluded from that promotion.

58. TAX INFORMATION FROM WINNERS

A potential winner may be required to provide:

• Legal name

• Address

• Taxpayer information

• Appropriate tax documentation

where required by applicable tax law.

Cinematic Luxe will handle sensitive tax information using appropriate safeguards.

Tax information will not be publicly displayed.

59. PRIZE DELIVERY

Promotion-specific rules may provide an estimated prize-delivery period.

Winner cooperation may be required for delivery.

Physical delivery may require:

• Shipping address

• Signature

• Age verification

• Delivery confirmation

Cinematic Luxe may use third-party carriers.

60. RETURNED PRIZES

If a physical prize is returned because:

• Address was incorrect

• Delivery was refused

• Winner failed to claim the package

• Carrier could not complete delivery

Cinematic Luxe may or may not (depends on circumstances) make reasonable efforts to contact the winner.

If the winner does not respond within a reasonable period, the prize may be forfeited where legally permitted.

61. LIABILITY RELEASE

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, entrants agree that Cinematic Luxe Media and its lawful affiliates, contractors, promotion administrators, and prize suppliers are not responsible for losses resulting solely from participation in a promotion or lawful acceptance and use of a prize, except where responsibility cannot legally be waived.

Nothing in these Official Rules excludes liability that applicable law prohibits Cinematic Luxe from excluding.

62. PRIZE USE

Winners assume responsibility for lawful and safe use of prizes.

Cinematic Luxe is not responsible for misuse of a prize after delivery except as required by law.

63. FRAUDULENT WINNER NOTIFICATIONS

Cinematic Luxe will never require a legitimate Sweepstakes winner to:

• Purchase a Membership

• Pay a fee simply to claim a prize

• Buy gift cards for Cinematic Luxe

• Transfer money to an unknown individual

• Provide online banking passwords

Legally required tax information or lawful winner-verification documents are different from a demand to pay for a prize.

Participants should report suspicious winner communications to Cinematic Luxe.

64. NO GUARANTEE OF WINNING

Participation provides only an opportunity to win.

No entrant is guaranteed a prize.

Membership advertisements will not knowingly imply that:

• Every member wins

• Purchasing increases odds

• A person is already a winner when that is not true

65. NO EMPLOYMENT OR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP

Winning a Sweepstakes does not create:

• Employment

• Partnership

• Joint venture

• Agency

• Ownership

• Investment interest

• Equity interest

between the winner and Cinematic Luxe Media.

66. CREATOR FUND & INDEPENDENT CREATOR MISSION

Cinematic Luxe may use its promotional programs to highlight or support:

• Independent filmmakers

• Writers

• Artists

• Animators

• Musicians

• Game creators

• Other independent creators

Participation in a promotion does not guarantee financial support, funding, employment, distribution, representation, or future business opportunities unless expressly stated.

67. DISPUTES

To the extent permitted by applicable law, disputes regarding a Cinematic Luxe promotion should first be submitted to Cinematic Luxe Media so that the parties have a reasonable opportunity to resolve the matter informally.

Nothing in this provision prevents a participant from exercising rights that cannot legally be waived.

68. GOVERNING LAW

Except where another jurisdiction's mandatory consumer-protection law applies, these Official Rules are governed by the laws applicable to Cinematic Luxe Media in the State of Ohio, United States, without unnecessarily overriding non-waivable consumer rights.

To the extent legally permitted, proceedings relating solely to these Official Rules may be brought in an appropriate court having jurisdiction in or serving Hamilton County, Ohio.

69. MANDATORY CONSUMER RIGHTS

Nothing in these Official Rules is intended to waive:

• Mandatory consumer rights

• Privacy rights

• Sweepstakes protections

• Statutory remedies

• Other rights that cannot lawfully be waived

If applicable law provides greater protection than these Official Rules, the applicable mandatory law controls.

70. SEVERABILITY

If a court or regulatory authority finds a provision of these Official Rules invalid or unenforceable, that provision will be limited or removed only to the extent necessary.

The remaining provisions will continue in effect where legally possible.

71. NO WAIVER

Failure by Cinematic Luxe to enforce a provision on one occasion does not waive the right to enforce that provision later.

72. INTERPRETATION

Headings are provided for organization and readability.

They do not independently limit the meaning of the provisions.

References to "including" are intended to mean "including but not limited to" unless context requires otherwise.

73. CHANGES TO THESE MASTER RULES

Cinematic Luxe may update these general Official Rules for future promotions.

The updated version will display a new Last Updated date.

Rules governing an already-open promotion will not be materially changed in a manner that unfairly disadvantages participants unless reasonably necessary and legally permitted.

74. PROMOTION-SPECIFIC RULES REQUIRED

These Master Official Rules do not replace the need for individual promotion details.

Every major Cinematic Luxe Sweepstakes should identify at least:

Promotion Name

Example:

September CLuxe Premium Sweepstakes

Sponsor

Cinematic Luxe Media

Promotion Period

Start date/time
End date/time
Time zone

Eligible Locations

Example:

50 United States and District of Columbia

Minimum Age

Example:

18+ and age of majority

Free Entry Method

Exact AMOE instructions

Member Entry Method

If applicable

Entry Limit

Example:

One entry per person

Prize

Exact description

Number of Winners

Exact number

Approximate Retail Value

Exact ARV

Winner Selection Date

Expected drawing date

Winner Notification

How potential winner will be contacted

Response Deadline

Time allowed to claim

Odds

Example:

Odds depend upon the total number of eligible entries received.

Special Prize Restrictions

Where applicable

Winners List Method

Where applicable

The promotion-specific rules become incorporated into these Master Official Rules.

75. RECOMMENDED SHORT-FORM PROMOTIONAL DISCLOSURE

Cinematic Luxe promotional advertising should prominently include a short disclosure substantially similar to:

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE OR PAID CINEMATIC LUXE MEMBERSHIP WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. Open only to eligible participants identified in the Official Rules. Void where prohibited. See Official Rules for eligibility, entry period, free entry method, prize details, odds, and restrictions.

The specific advertisement should include or link clearly to the applicable Official Rules.

76. CINEMATIC LUXE MONTHLY SWEEPSTAKES BASE STRUCTURE

Unless Cinematic Luxe announces different rules, the recommended structure for recurring Premium/VIP promotional drawings is:

Paid Member Route

An eligible Premium or VIP member receives:

One automatic entry during the applicable monthly promotion period.

Free Route

Any other eligible participant may receive:

One free entry through the disclosed Alternate Method of Entry.

Equal Treatment

Both routes enter the same eligible drawing pool.

A Premium or VIP purchase:

• Does not improve odds

• Does not purchase additional chances

• Does not guarantee a prize

• Does not result in preferential winner selection

This structure allows Cinematic Luxe to provide automatic entry as a Membership convenience while maintaining a genuine no-purchase entry route.

77. PROMOTIONAL NAME RECOMMENDATION

For legal and branding consistency, Cinematic Luxe Media should ordinarily use terms such as:

The Luxe Draw

Official Cinematic Luxe Sweepstakes

or

CLuxe Monthly Giveaway

or

Luxe Circle Sweepstakes

rather than describing commercial chance-based promotions as paid raffles.

The word "raffle" should be reserved for circumstances in which Cinematic Luxe has specifically confirmed that the applicable raffle structure is legally permissible.

78. CONTACT

Questions concerning Cinematic Luxe Sweepstakes, giveaways, promotional drawings, prizes, or these Official Rules may be directed to:

Cinematic Luxe Media
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Email:
cluxefilmfest.submissions@gmail.com

Recommended subject line:

Sweepstakes Inquiry

79. REPORTING SUSPICIOUS PROMOTIONS

If you receive a message claiming that you won a Cinematic Luxe prize and believe that it may be fraudulent, contact Cinematic Luxe directly before providing personal information.

Recommended subject line:

Prize Verification

Do not send passwords or online banking credentials.

80. ACCEPTANCE OF RULES

By entering an applicable Cinematic Luxe Sweepstakes, Giveaway, Promotional Drawing, or Contest, the entrant acknowledges that the entrant has had access to the applicable Official Rules and agrees to comply with the rules governing that promotion.

Where applicable law requires separate consent, entry alone will not substitute for such consent.

CINEMATIC LUXE PROMOTIONAL PRINCIPLE

Cinematic Luxe Media intends its Sweepstakes and promotional programs to:

• Reward community participation

• Create entertainment

• Celebrate fans

• Support independent creators

• Enhance festival experiences

• Encourage discovery

• Build the Cinematic Luxe community

without requiring individuals to pay for a chance to win.

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NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.

VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.