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Hello and welcome to our social media rehab-center!

Now choose the rehab program that best suits you and boost your chances to win this awesome trip to a surfer's paradise!

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No tweets for 3 days straight

Silence the internet birds and go outside to enjoy the sounds of real birds instead of tweets for 3 days.

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BRING IT ON

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No photos on instagram for 5 days

Hold the selfies and take a break from Instagram for 5 days. How about you go visit a friend instead of following them?

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DESPERATE

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No posts on facebook for 7 days

Not posting stuff on Facebook for 7 days and people will start to doubt your existence. Be strong, you can do it!

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Get three entries for quitting twitter for three days and boost your chances by a factor of 3. Please submit your Twitter username so our surf-dog can check it.

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Nice to meet you,

To enter the giveaway we kindly ask you to tweet in public mode. Get ready to make this giveaway tweet the last thing you share for a few days. Now show everyone your will power and begin your rehab!

I’m taking a Twitter rehab for 3 days to increase my odds of wining a surf trip to Sri Lanka by 3. #ridewithlocal bit.ly/freesurftrip

TWEET AND DONE

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Get five entries for quitting Instagram for five days and boost your chances by a factor of 5. Please submit your Instagram username so our surf-dog can check it.

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To enter the giveaway we kindly ask you to share this image in your public instagram account mentioning @ridewithlocal. Get ready to make this giveaway post the last thing you share for a few days. Now show everyone your will power and begin your rehab!

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Get ten entries for quitting Facebook for seven days and boost your chances by a factor of 10. Please submit your Facebook profile link.

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Nice to meet you,

To enter the giveaway we kindly ask you to post in public mode. Get ready to make this giveaway post the last thing you share for a few days. Now show everyone your will power and begin your rehab!

I’m taking a Facebook rehab for seven days. This will increase my odds to win a free surf trip to Sri Lanka by 10. #ridewithlocal bit.ly/freesurftrip

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If you did everything correctly, you are now entered in the giveaway.
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Hi there!

This awesome giveaway is organized by RideWithLocal team in partnership with our good friends at the GoodStory surf school and beach hotel in Weligama, Sri Lanka. Follow the link to find more details about the hotel and the surf school.

To celebrate the summer season we are running this giveaway to initiate two lucky ducks into surfing. After all that’s what summer is for, to surf less internet, surf more waves and start living a good story!

We got you covered on flights, accommodation and of course surf lessons with the most down to earth crew from Good Story Surf on the best beaches for beginners to learn, Weligama.

So don’t miss the wave and enter now!

Round trip airline tickets to Colombo, Sri Lanka

Round trip Airport Transfers

9 days / 8 night stay at GoodStory surf school Hotel

8 private surfing lessons

No purchase needed

Entries must be received by 11:59 PM CET on July 29 2016

Participants must be at least 21 years or older

See official rules for complete details

RIDEWITHLOCAL & GOODSTORY COMPETITION

OFFICIAL RULES

NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE THE CHANCES OF WINNING.

ODDS OF WINNING WILL DEPEND ON THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ENTRIES RECEIVED. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. ONLINE ENTRY ONLY AND INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED.

  1. Eligibility: Void where prohibited by law. This Campaign is open only to those who sign up at https://goodstory.ridewithlocal.com/ and who are 21 years of age or older as of the date of entry. Employees of Shaka. Ridewithlocal Ltd. “RideWithLocal”, its affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies and suppliers, (collectively the “Employees”), and immediate family members and/or those living in the same household of Employees are not eligible to participate in the Campaign. The Campaign is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Void where prohibited.
  2. Agreement to rules: By participating, the Contestant (“You”) agree to be fully unconditionally bound by these Rules, and You represent and warrant that You meet the eligibility requirements. In addition, You agree to accept the decisions of RideWithLocal as final and binding as it relates to the content of this Campaign.
  3. Campaign period: Entries will be accepted online starting on 8 July 2016 and ending 29 July 2016.
  4. How to Enter: The Campaign is entered by visiting the page Goodstory.ridewithlocal.com, selecting which social media platform you wish to refrain from posting to, entering your username, then following the instructions and sharing the relevant image and text so that they can be viewed publicly. ALL IMAGE SHARES MUST BE COMPLETED BY THE SWEEPSTAKES DEADLINE. The entry must fulfil all Campaign requirements, as specified, to be eligible to win a prize. Entries that are incomplete or do not adhere to the rules or specifications may be disqualified at the sole discretion of RideWithLocal. You may share the images and text to enter the Campaign only once. If You use fraudulent methods or otherwise attempt to circumvent the rules, your submission may be removed from eligibility at the sole discretion of RideWithLocal.
  5. Your pledge to not post to the social media platform consists only of posts by yourself, to your own profile. Other people posting to your profile or you posting to other profiles will not diminish your chances of winning.
  6. Prizes: One (1) grand prize winner of the campaign (the “Winner”) will receive a trip for two to Sri Lanka, including flights, transfers, accommodation with breakfast and seven surfing lessons. Actual/appraised value may differ at time of the prize award. The specifics of the prize shall be solely determined by RideWithLocal. No cash or other prize substitution shall be permitted except at RideWithLocal’s discretion. The prize is nontransferable. Any and all prize-related expenses, including without limitation any and all federal, state, and/or local taxes, shall be the sole responsibility of Winner. No substitution of prize or transfer/assignment of prize to others or request for the cash equivalent by Winner is permitted. Acceptance of the prize constitutes permission for RideWithLocal to use Winner’s name, likeness, and entry for purposes of advertising and trade without further compensation, unless prohibited by law.
  7. Odds: The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.
  8. Winner Selection and Notification: The Winner will be selected by a random draw under the supervision of RideWithLocal and conducted on or shortly after 29 July 2016. The Winner will be notified by email within five (5) days following their selection. RideWithLocal shall have no liability for the Winner’s failure to receive notices due to spam, junk e-mail or other security settings or for the Winner’s provision of incorrect or otherwise non-functioning contact information. If the Winner cannot be contacted, is ineligible, fails to claim the prize within 10 days from the time award notification was sent, or fails to timely return a completed and executed declaration and release as required, the prize may be forfeited and an alternate Winner selected. Receipt by the Winner of the prize offered in this Campaign is conditioned upon compliance with any and all federal, state, and local laws and regulations. ANY VIOLATION OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES BY WINNER (AT RIDEWITHLOCAL’S SOLE DISCRETION) WILL RESULT IN WINNER’S DISQUALIFICATION AS WINNER OF THE CAMPAIGN, AND ALL PRIVILEGES AS WINNER WILL BE IMMEDIATELY TERMINATED.
  9. Terms & Conditions: RideWithLocal reserves the right, at it's sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Campaign should a virus, bug, non-authorised human intervention, fraud, or any other cause beyond RideWithLocal’s control, corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, or proper conduct of the Campaign. In such case, RideWithLocal may select the Winner from all eligible entries received prior to and/or after (if appropriate) the action taken by RideWithLocal. RideWithLocal reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers or attempts to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Campaign or website or violates these Terms & Conditions. RideWithLocal has the right, at it's sole discretion, to maintain the integrity of the Campaign, to void votes for any reason, including, but not limited to: multiple entries from the same user from different IP addresses; multiple entries from the same computer in excess of that allowed by Campaign rules; or the use of bots, macros, scripts, or other technical means for entering. Any attempt by an entrant to deliberately damage any website or undermine the legitimate operation of the Campaign may be a violation of criminal and civil laws. Should such attempt be made, RideWithLocal reserves the right to seek damages to the fullest extent permitted by law.
  10. Limitation of Liability: By entering, You agree to release and hold harmless RideWithLocal and its subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, partners, representatives, agents, successors, assigns, employees, officers, and directors from any liability, illness, injury, death, loss, litigation, claim, or damage that may occur, directly or indirectly, whether caused by negligence or not, from: (i) such entrant’s participation in the Campaign and/or his/her acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of any prize or any portion thereof; (ii) technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to the malfunction of any computer, cable, network, hardware, or software, or other mechanical equipment; (iii) the unavailability or inaccessibility of any transmissions, telephone, or Internet service; (iv) unauthorised human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Promotion; (v) electronic or human error in the administration of the Promotion or the processing of entries.
  11. Disputes: THIS Campaign IS GOVERNED BY ENGLISH LAW, WITHOUT RESPECT TO CONFLICT OF LAW DOCTRINES. As a condition of participating in this Campaign, participant agrees that any and all disputes that cannot be resolved between the parties, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Campaign, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, exclusively before a court located in England having jurisdiction. Further, in any such dispute, under no circumstances shall participant be permitted to obtain awards for, and hereby waives all rights to, punitive, incidental, or consequential damages, including reasonable attorney’s fees, other than participant’s actual out-of-pocket expenses (i.e. costs associated with entering this Campaign). Participant further waives all rights to have damages multiplied or increased.
  12. Privacy Policy: Information submitted with an entry is subject to the Privacy Policy stated on RideWithLocal’s website. To read the Privacy Policy, click here.
  13. Winners List: To obtain a copy of the Winner’s name or a copy of these Official Rules, mail your request along with a stamped, self-addressed envelope to: Ride With Local, Bow Lane 42 Cheval Calico House, C7 London, UK EC4M9DT. Requests must be received no later than 1 month after the end of the Campaign.
  14. Sponsor: The Sponsor of the Campaign is Ride With Local, Bow Lane 42 Cheval Calico House, C7 London, UK EC4M9DT.
  15. Facebook and Twitter: The Campaign hosted by RideWithLocal is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Facebook or Twitter.