ENTRANT MUST AGREE TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS BEFORE ENTERING: NOTICE: THIS IS A GIVEAWAY. NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER. NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO CLAIM. THIS GIVEAWAY IS CONDUCTED BY LANSONWORKS, LLC (REGISTERED IN THE STATE OF OHIO). LANSONWORKS, LLC TOGETHER WITH ITS AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES, SUCCESSORS, AND ASSIGNS, SHALL BE REFERRED TO AS "COMPANY," "WE," "US," OR "OUR." THIS GIVEAWAY IS INTENDED TO SPREAD GOOD WILL, GET MORE FOLKS EXCITED AND INTERESTED IN THE HOBBY, AND TO EXPAND THE KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT IS AVAILALBE IN MODEL RAILROADING. THIS PROMOTION IS IN NO WAY SPONSORED, ENDORSED, ADMINISTERED BY, OR ASSOCIATED WITH FACEBOOK, META OR INSTAGRAM. THIS PROMOTION IS IN NO WAY SPONSORED, ENDORSED, ADMINISTERED BY, OR ASSOCIATED WITH TIKTOK, MICROSOFT, GOOGLE, AMAZON, APPLE OR ANY COMPANY THAT MIGHT PROVIDE A SOFTWARE OR SERVICE THAT THE ENTRANT USED TO NAVIGATE TO THIS WEBSITE. THIS PROMOTION IS IN NO WAY SPONSORED, ENDORSED, ADMINISTERED BY, OR ASSOCIATED WITH ANY OTHER COMPANY UNLESS EXPLICITY STATED. THE PRIZE: - THE PRIZE VALUE IS LESS THAN $50 UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED. - THE PRIZE CANNOT BE RETURNED OR EXCHANGED FOR CASH VALUE. - WE DO NOT NECESSARILY OFFER TECHNICAL OR PRODUCT SUPPORT RELATED TO THE PRIZE. THIS GIVEAWAY MAY CONTAIN PRIZES THAT ARE PRODUCED BY OTHER COMPANIES, BUT NO CLAIM IS BEING MADE THAT LANSONWORKS, LLC IS AFFILIATED WITH THOSE COMPANIES. THERE IS NO CLAIM THAT ANY OF THE COMPANIES THAT PRODUCE THESE PRIZES ARE AFFILIATED WITH US. THE ENTRANT MUST MAKE THEIR OWN EFFORT TO SIGN UP, AND THEN RETURN TO THIS WEBSITE TO SEE IF THEY WON. IF THE ENTRANT HAS WON, ENTRANT MUST ALSO MAKE THE ADDITIONAL EFFORT TO PROVIDE PERSONAL DETAILS (SUCH AS SHIPPING INFORMATION AND PHONE NUMBER) NECESSARY TO RECEIVE THE PRIZE IF THEY WIN. AGAIN, THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THIS GIVEAWAY IS TO PROMOTE GOOD WILL BY GIVING AWAY FREE STUFF. WE WANT TO GIVE THINGS AWAY OCCASIONALLY! ADVERTISING OF THIS GIVEAWAY: WE MAY PROMOTE THROUGH POSTS ON WEBSITES OWNED BY US. WE MAY PROMOTE THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITES, WORD OF MOUTH AND FLYERS. OTHER BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS MAY PROMOTE WITH OR WITHOUT OUR KNOWLEDGE. WE MAY PROMOTE IN OTHER METHODS NOT NECESSARILY DESCRIBED HERE. WE HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO CONTROL OF HOW OTHERS MAY PROMOTE OR ADVERTISE THIS GIVEAWAY. THE REALITY OF THE INTERNET ALLOWS ANYONE TO POST ANYTHING, SO ANY INACCURATE INFORMATION POSTED BY OTHERS IS OUTSIDE OF OUR CONTROL. WE ALSO HAS NO CONTROL OF AUTOMATED MECHANISMS ON VARIOUS PLATFORMS MAY DO REGARDING THIS GIVEAWAY. AI BOTS CAN EMBELLISH AND HALLUCINATE DETAILS THAT SIMPLY DO NOT EXIST AND CONFIDENTLY PROMOTE THEM AS TRUTH, AND WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THIS WHATSOEVER. ENTRANT IS NOT ALLOWED TO : USE THE SERVICE FOR UNLAWFUL PURPOSES. INTERFERE WITH OR DISRUPT THE SERVICE’S FUNCTIONALITY. ATTEMPT TO GAIN UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OUR SYSTEMS. ----------------------------- WHEN A GIVEAWAY STARTS: IT IS INTENDED THAT: - MONTHLY GIVEAWAYS WILL START AT 12:00:00AM ON THE 1ST DAY OF THE MONTH. - THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL OCCUR. ANY FACTOR THAT MAY CONTRIBUTE TO THE DELAYED START MAY NOT BE COMMUNICATED TO THE PUBLIC. - OTHER GIVEAWAY INTERVALS MAY EXIST AT ANY TIME OTHER THAN MONTHLY. THEY WILL BE ANNOUNCED AND COMMUNICATED ACCORDINGLY. WHEN A GIVEAWAY ENDS: IT IS INTENDED THAT: - MONTHLY GIVEAWAYS WILL END AT 23:59:59PM ON THE LAST DAY OF THE MONTH. - THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL OCCUR. ANY FACTOR THAT MAY CONTRIBUTE TO THE DELAYED END OR PREMATURE END MAY NOT NECESSARILY BE COMMUNICATED TO THE PUBLIC (SUCH AS THE WEBSITE/SERVER/SERVICE BEING DOWN OR DISRUPTED) - A GIVEAWAY MAY BE STOPPED PREMATURELY DUE TO A NUMBER OF REASONS. - A GIVEAWAY MAY BE DECIDED THAT NO WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED IF FOR SOME REASON IT IS REQUIRED TO DO SO (LEGAL INJUNCTION FOR EXAMPLE). ----------------------------- WHO IS ELIGIBLE: - ANYONE WHO IS 18 YEARS OR OLDER, HAS A VALID EMAIL ADDRESS, IS A LEGAL RESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OR ITS TERRITORIES AND DOES NOT HAVE A FAMILIAL RELATION WITHIN 1 DEGREE OF THE OWNER OF LANSONWORKS, LLC. HOW TO ENTER: - ENTRANT MUST AGREE TO THESE TERMS AND ENTER THEIR EMAIL ADDRESS ON THE ENTRY FORM. THIS IS THE MINIMUM EFFORT REQUIRED BY THE ENTRANT. ENTERING THIS GIVEAWAY DOES NOT: - AUTOMATICALLY ENTER THE ENTRANT INTO OTHER GIVEAWAYS. - GIVE ANY GUARANTEE THAT ENTRANT WILL WIN ANYTHING. - PROVIDE ANY MECHANISM IN WHICH THE ENTRANT WILL BE PROACTIVELY INFORMED THAT THEY HAVE WON OR LOST. ODDS OF WINNING: - THE ODDS ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE NUMBER OF ENTRANTS. IF 100 PEOPLE ENTER, ODDS OF WINNING WILL BE 1:100. IF 1000 PEOPLE ENTER, ODDS OF WINNING WILL BE 1:1000. ENTRANT RESTRICTIONS: - ENTRANT IS ONLY ALLOWED TO ENTER ONCE PER GIVEAWAY CONTEST. THEY MAY ENTER MULTIPLE GIVEAWAY CONTESTS HOWEVER. - ONLY 1 EMAIL ADDRESS PER ENTRANT IS ALLOWED. ENTRANT IS NOT ALLOWED TO SIGN UP FOR THE SAME GIVEAWAY MULTIPLE TIMES USING DIFFERENT EMAIL ADDRESSES. - A HUMAN MUST ENTER THIS GIVEAWAY MANUALLY. NO AI AGENTS MAY ENTER THE GIVEAWAY ON BEHALF OF ITSELF OR ANOTHER HUMAN. - AUTOMATIC ENTRY TO THE GIVEAWAY IS FORBIDDEN. HOW THE ENTRANT INFORMATION IS STORED - THE ENTRANT PROVIDES THEIR EMAIL ADDRESS THOUGH THE ENTRY FORM, HOWEVER THE ENTRANT EMAIL ADDRESS IS NOT STORED IN PLAIN TEXT IN OUR DATABASE. - WHEN ENTRANT PROVIDES THEIR EMAIL ADDRESS, IT IS HASHED AGAINST A SECRET KEY USING THE "hash_mac()" FUNCTION AVAILABLE IN PHP AND STORED IN A DATABASE AS "EntryCodeID", ALONG WITH A RANDOMLY GENERATED 6 DIGIT ALPHA-NUMERIC "ENTRY TICKET" THAT WILL ALSO BE STORED IN THE SAME DATABASE AS "EntryTicketID" AND WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE "EntryCodeID" FOR THAT RECORD. IN AN EFFORT TO BE AS TRANSPARENT AS POSSIBLE. HERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE PHP CODE THAT IS EXECUTED. *NOTE: TABLE NAMES, VARIABLE NAMES AND VALUES HAVE BEEN CHANGED HERE IN ORDER OBFUSCATE THE ACTUAL VALUES USED IN PRODUCTION TO AVOID EXPLOITATION. FOR EXAMPLE: //START PHP CODE EXAMPLE function generateCode($length = 6) { $chars = 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789'; $result = ''; for ($i = 0; $i < $length; $i++) { $result .= $chars[random_int(0, strlen($chars) - 1)]; } return $result; } // Generate the Entry ID and Entry Ticket ID: // $EntrantEmail is gathered from the Entrant Form. It is NOT stored in the database. // $PreferredItem is also gathered from the Entrant Form (optionally supplied by the Entrant to indicate what prize they prefer). $GiveawayID = 'TheGiveAwayName'; $GiveawayKey = 'GiveawayMonthNameAndSomeOtherText'; $EntryTicketID = generateCode(); // This will also produce an EntryTicketID such as 'BN3T2G' //Using the $EntrantEmail and the $GiveawayKey, we execute the hash_mac function to create a hash digest: $EntryID = hash_hmac('sha256', $EntrantEmail, $GiveawayKey); // hash_mac function is described here: https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.hash-hmac.php // This will produce an EntryID hash digest such as: '5d2a4647d04be03df0552dd90120046d.....' The follow example function is then executed, storing these values EXCEPT the email address into the database table (EntrantEmail is discarded). $sqlstmt = $conn->prepare(" INSERT INTO LT_GIVEAWAYENTRIESTBL (EntryID, EntryTicketID, PreferredItem, GiveawayID) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?) "); $sqlstmt->bind_param("ssii", $hash, $EntryTicketID, $PreferredItem, $GiveawayID); //The database table is constrained to require all fields for a new record insertion. //END PHP CODE EXAMPLE - THE ENTRANT WILL THEN BE PROVIDED WITH THEIR ENTRY TICKET ID AT THE TIME OF SUCCESSFULLY ENTERING. - THE ENTRANT MUST KEEP RECORD OF THEIR ENTRY TICKET ID. - THE DATABASE IS CONSTRAINED TO ONLY ALLOW ONE UNIQUE INSTANCE OF AN ANY EMAIL ADDRESS PER GIVEAWAY. HOW A WINNER IS DETERMINED: - THROUGH A RANDOM PROCESS THAT WILL SELECT AN ENTRANT RECORD FROM THE DATABASE. - THIS SINGLE RECORD WILL BE IDENTIFIED AND THE "EntryCodeID" AND "EntryTicketID" WILL THEN BE ADDED TO A SEPERATE DATABASE TABLE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO STORE ONLY THE WINNING ENTRIES. HOW A WINNER IS ANNOUNCED: - A WINNER WILL NOT BE ANNOUNCED AFTER A CONTEST ENDS. BECAUSE OF THE NATURE IN WHICH WE CONDUCT OUR GIVEAWAYS, WE DO NOT KNOW WHO HAS BEEN RANDOMLY CHOSEN AS THE WINNER. - THE GIVEAWAY WILL BE MARKED AS CLOSED AND WAITING FOR THE WINNING ENTRANT TO COME FORTH AND CLAIM. - ENTRANT MUST RETURN TO LANSONTRAINSGIVEAWAYS.COM BY THE 3RD OF THE MONTH TO SEE IF THEY HAVE WON. IF NO ENTRANT CLAIMS THE PRIZE, ANOTHER ENTRANT WILL BE RANDOMLY SELECTED. THIS PROCESS WILL CONTINUE EVERY 3 DAYS UNTIL THE END OF THE MONTH FOLLOWING THE GIVEAWAY CLOSURE. IF NO ENTRANT CLAIMS THE PRIZE, THE GIVEAWAY SIMPLY WILL HAVE A 'NO CLAIM' STATUS. - THIS SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS: ON 23:59:59PM THE LAST DAY OF THE MONTH - GIVEAWAY CLOSES. NO MORE ENTRANTS BY 23:59:59PM ON THE 1ST DAY OF THE MONTH (24 HOURS LATER) - POTENTIAL WINNING ENTRANTS FOR THE GIVEAWAY WILL BE CHOSEN. THIS COULD HAPPEN ANYTIME DURING THAT 24 HOUR PERIOD. THIS GIVES US TIME TO RANDOMLY SELECT A WINNER IN A POTENTIALLY FUN WAY AND TRANSPARENT WAY. THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT EACH CONTENTS WILL HAVE THIS TRANSPARENCY (WE MAY BE UNABLE TO FILM A VIDEO). THIS PROCESS IS DONE BY RANDOMLY SELECTING 9 ENTRANTS. THESE ENTRANTS WILL BE POPULATED INTO A GROUP THAT ARE TO BE THE POTENTIAL WINNERS OF THE GIVEAWAY. THE GROUP OF 9 ENTRANTS WILL NOW BE THE ENTRANTS THAT CAN CLAIM THE PRIZE FOR THAT MONTH. EVERY 3 DAYS A NEW "CLAIM PERIOD" STILL START. EACH CLAIM PERIOD IS ASSIGNED A ENTRANT THAT CAN CLAIM. EACH CLAIM PERIOD THAT PASSES IN WHICH THAT ENTRANT HAS NOT CLAIMED, A NEW PERIOD STARTS THAT ALLOWS AN ADDITIONAL ENTRANT TO TRY AND CLAIM. SO, AFTER 23:59:59PM THE CLAIM PERIODS PROCESS STARTS: AFTER 23:59:59PM ON DAY 01 OF THE MONTH: CLAIM PERIOD 1: ON 23:59:59PM ON DAY 01 OF THE MONTH: NOW ENTRANT 1 IS NOW ELIGIBLE TO CLAIM THE PRIZE. CLAIM PERIOD 2: BY 23:59:59PM ON DAY 04 OF THE MONTH: IF ENTRANT 1 HAS NOT CLAIMED THE PRIZE: SO ENTRANT 2 IS NOW ALSO ELIGIBLE TO CLAIM THE PRIZE. CLAIM PERIOD 3: BY 23:59:59PM ON DAY 07 OF THE MONTH: IF ENTRANT 2 HAS NOT CLAIMED THE PRIZE: SO ENTRANT 3 IS NOW ALSO ELIGIBLE TO CLAIM THE PRIZE. CLAIM PERIOD 4: BY 23:59:59PM ON DAY 10 OF THE MONTH: IF ENTRANT 3 HAS NOT CLAIMED THE PRIZE: SO ENTRANT 4 IS NOW ALSO ELIGIBLE TO CLAIM THE PRIZE. CLAIM PERIOD 5: BY 23:59:59PM ON DAY 13 OF THE MONTH: IF ENTRANT 4 HAS NOT CLAIMED THE PRIZE: SO ENTRANT 5 IS NOW ALSO ELIGIBLE TO CLAIM THE PRIZE. CLAIM PERIOD 6: BY 23:59:59PM ON DAY 16 OF THE MONTH: IF ENTRANT 5 HAS NOT CLAIMED THE PRIZE: SO ENTRANT 6 IS NOW ALSO ELIGIBLE TO CLAIM THE PRIZE. CLAIM PERIOD 7: BY 23:59:59PM ON DAY 19 OF THE MONTH: IF ENTRANT 6 HAS NOT CLAIMED THE PRIZE: SO ENTRANT 7 IS NOW ALSO ELIGIBLE TO CLAIM THE PRIZE. CLAIM PERIOD 8: BY 23:59:59PM ON DAY 22 OF THE MONTH: IF ENTRANT 7 HAS NOT CLAIMED THE PRIZE: SO ENTRANT 8 IS NOW ALSO ELIGIBLE TO CLAIM THE PRIZE. CLAIM PERIOD 9: BY 23:59:59PM ON DAY 25 OF THE MONTH: IF ENTRANT 8 HAS NOT CLAIMED THE PRIZE: SO ENTRANT 9 IS NOW ALSO ELIGIBLE TO CLAIM THE PRIZE. BY 23:59:59PM ON DAY 28 OF THE MONTH: IF ENTRANT 9 HAS NOT CLAIMED THE PRIZE: NO MORE ELIGIBLE ENTRANTS EXIST: THE GIVEAWAY UNFORTUNATELY CLOSES WITH NO ENTRANT CLAIMING FOR THAT MONTH. HOW ENTRANT CAN CLAIM: - ENTRANTS MUST RETURN TO THIS WEBSITE AFTER THE GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED, ENTER THEIR ENTRY TICKET ID (AND EMAIL ADDRESS) TO CHECK TO SEE IF THEY HAVE WON. IT MUST BE THE SAME EMAIL ADDRESSED USED TO ENTER. - ONCE THE WINNING ENTRANT HAS CLAIMED, THE ABILITY FOR OTHER ENTRANTS TO CHECK TO SEE IF THEY HAVE WON WILL CEASE. THE GIVEAWAY STATUS WILL BE MARKED AS CLAIMED. - ONCE ENTRANT HAS CLAIMED, THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE: 1) ENTRANTS FULL NAME. 2) ADDRESS THAT IS LOCATED IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING (TO RECEIVE THE ITEM): 1 OF THE 50 US STATES. 3) A VALID US BASED TELEPHONE NUMBER. AFTER ENTRANT HAS CLAIMED: WE WILL VERIFY THAT THE ENTRANT WAS ELIGIBLE. IF THE ENTRANT WAS NOT ELILIGLE, A THAT ENTRANT WILL BE DISQUALIFIED AND A NEW ENTRANT WILL BE CHOSEN AT RANDOM, AND THE PROCESS FOR CLAIMING AND VERIFYING WILL RESTART. AFTER ENTRANT HAS BEEN VERIFIED: - WE WILL PACK AND SHIP VIA USPS AND PROVIDE A TRACKING NUMBER TO THE ENTRANT WITHIN 30 DAYS. - WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PRIZE ARRIVING DAMAGED, GOING MISSING, THEFT OR ANY OTHER NON-DESIRABLE RESULT. IF A GIVEAWAY IS NOT CLAIMED OR THE ENTRANT IS INELIGIBLE OR UNABLE TO PROVIDE REQUIRED DETAILS, OR FOR ANY OTHER REASON: - ANOTHER ENTRANT WINNER WILL BE RANDOMLY SELECTED. THIS PROCESS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL A WINNING ENTRANT, WHO IS ELIGIBLE HAS FULLY CLAIMED THE PRIZE. ENTRANT REQUESTING REMOVAL: - IF FOR SOME REASON AN ENTRANT WANTS TO BE REMOVED FROM A CONTEST, THEY MUST PROVIDE THEIR ENTRY TICKET ID AND EMAIL ADDRESS AND EMAIL INFO@LANSONWORKS.COM REQUESTING TO BE REMOVED. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: - TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF PARTICIPATION IN THE GIVEAWAY OR ACCEPTANCE/USE OF ANY PRIZE. ENTRANT DENIAL: - ANY ENTRANT CAN BE DENIED FOR ANY REASON AT THE SOLE DISCRETION OF US. - ANY ENTRANT CAN BE BANNED FROM ENTERING FOR ANY REASON AT THE SOLE DISCRETION OF US. THESE TERMS WILL BE UPDATED ACCORDINGLY AND POTENTIALLY REGULARLY, EVEN DURING AN ACTIVE GIVEAWAY. TO CHECK THE CURRENT TERMS, YOU MUST REVISIT LANSONTRAINSGIVEAWAYS.COM, AND ACCESS THE TERMS DIRECTLY AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE. LAST UPDATED 07/28/2026