The Annual Elastic and Google Cloud Holiday Advent Calendar

Seasons greetings! This holiday season, let Elastic and Google Cloud help you turn your data challenges into opportunities.

Each snowflake Advent Calendar window below contains information on how to accelerate results that matter with the power of Elastic, Google Cloud, and AI. You will even uncover a few holiday surprises, too!

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See Rules here, terms and conditions apply. Entire contest period closes December 31, 2023 at 12:59 pm EST. To participate in the Sweepstakes, you must visit our Elastic and Google Cloud Holiday Calendar on or before December 31, 2023, at 11:59 pm EST and complete the form, and provide us with certain information. You will receive one entry per day by opening the door during the prescribed time. Total limit of one prize per participant. Odds depend on number of eligible entries received. Total ARV of all prizes is $500USD.

The Power of Elastic, Google Cloud, and AI

Elastic and Google Cloud have partnered to help enterprises of all sizes deploy Elastic Enterprise Search, Observability, Security, and AI on Google Cloud so you can derive powerful insights from your data in minutes.

With this Advent Calendar, you will discover how Elastic deployed on Google Cloud enables everyone to find the answers that matter. From all data. In real time. At scale.

Complete the full calendar and be entered in a drawing to win holiday prizes!

Happy holidays!

Warm Regards,
Elastic and Google Cloud

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Elastic and Google Cloud Advent Calendar SWEEPSTAKES
Official Rules ("Official Rules")

Sponsor. The Elastic and Google Cloud Advent Calendar Sweepstakes (the "Sweepstakes") is sponsored by Elasticsearch, Inc., 88 Kearny Street, Floor 19, San Francisco, CA 94108 USA ("Elastic").
No Purchase Necessary; Entry Instructions. NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE THE CHANCES OF WINNING. THIS CONTEST IS VOID WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW, RULE, OR REGULATION. Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state, territorial, provincial and local laws.
How to Participate.
1. To participate in the Sweepstakes, you must visit our Elastic and Google Cloud Holiday Calendar at https://elasticholidaycalendar.com on or before December 31, 2023, at 11:59 pm EST and complete the form, and provide us with certain information. To earn an "entry" during the Sweepstakes Period, visit the Holiday Calendar between 12:00 am EST and 11:59 pm EST and open the door corresponding to the calendar date. You will receive one entry per day by opening the door during the prescribed time. We encourage you to complete the activity behind the door; however, it is not required.
2. Any attempt by you, or any other entity on your behalf with your knowledge, to participate using more than the stated number of accounts by using multiple/different email or addresses, accounts, identities, or any other methods will void your entry and you may be disqualified. In the event of an ongoing dispute as to the identity of any participant, Elastic has the right to make determination as to the participant in its sole discretion. Elastic reserves the right to reject any submission of an entry and/or participant for any reason.
3. LIMITS: You may complete only one (1) Calendar, using one email address, during the Sweepstakes Period (as defined below). There is a limit of one entry per day and a total limit of 25 entries during the Sweepstakes Period.
Sweepstakes Period and entry Period
1. The Sweepstakes Period begins on December 1, 2023, at 12:00 am EST and ends on December 31, 2023, at 12:59 pm EST.
2. The sole determinant of time for the purposes of this Sweepstakes will be the Sweepstakes server machines. Only submissions that are received during a current Sweepstakes Period are capable of being entries.
Eligibility.
1. The Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of the following countries within the three (3) regions listed below:
  1. "AMER Region" consists of North America, Latin America, and the Caribbean.
  2. "APJ Region" consists of Central Asia, East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Oceania.
  3. "EMEA Region" consists of Europe, Western Asia, and Africa.
    For a full list of countries by region, see the UN Statistics Division Geographic Regions list located at https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/. In these Official Rules, AMER Region, APJ Region, and EMEA Region are each individually referred to as a "Territory" and are collectively referred to as the "Territories".
2. Participants must be at least eighteen (18) years old and the age of majority, whichever is older, in their jurisdiction of residence. No one outside the Territories is eligible to participate in this Sweepstakes. Officers, directors, and employees of Elastic and its affiliates, and each of their immediate family members and those residing with them or any other entity participating in the design, administration, or fulfillment of the Sweepstakes, are not eligible to participate or win.
3. The Sweepstakes is not open to any person to whom Elastic would otherwise be prohibited from awarding a prize under any applicable law, rule, or regulation or any internal policies of Elastic or your employer. Any government or public official or anyone acting on behalf of any government may not participate and will not under any circumstances be eligible for a Prize. If Elastic, in its sole discretion, considers that a Prize may not be awarded to a Prize winner due to any applicable law, rule, or regulation or any internal policies of the Prize winner’s employer, then it may instead, but shall not be obliged to, offer a substitute Prize, of the same or differing value.
4. By entering this Sweepstakes, you represent and warrant that you (i) are not located in a destination prohibited by the Export Administration Regulations ("EAR") (15 C.F.R. Parts 730-774 (2010)) and are not a person or entity listed on the economic sanctions regulations and guidelines of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Asset Control ("Restricted Parties"), and (ii) will not export, re-export, or otherwise transfer any of Elastic’s products, technology, content, information, services, or any intellectual property rights therein or related to any of the foregoing ("Elastic Technology"), or permit any Elastic Technology to be used by, or disclose any Elastic Technology to, any prohibited destination or Restricted Party; (iii) your entry s are honest, decent, legal and truthful; compliant with all applicable laws, these Official Rules and Elastic’s Community Code of Conduct; your own original work, created solely and exclusively by you, free from malware or other content adverse to the Sweepstakes, Elastic, the rights of third parties or public decency and do not contain the work of any third party and (iv) that you will not enter and / or accept a Prize if doing so would violate any policy implemented by your employer. You shall indemnify and hold Elastic harmless from and against claims, losses, costs, or liability arising out of or in connection with your breach of this section.
Prizes.
1. Elastic may award up to a total of seven (7) "Prizes", as follows.
  1. There is one (1) "Grand Prize" available to be won, consisting of:
    1. One $100 USD Elastic Swag Store Gift Card
  2. There are six (6) "Secondary Prizes" available to be won, consisting of six (6) $50 USD gift cards to the Elastic Swag Store.
2. All values are expressed in U.S. dollars. The total ARV of all Prizes is $500 USD.
3. The Grand Prize and Secondary Prizes will be awarded based on a raffle of all eligible entries.
4. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received during the Sweepstakes Period and the number of entrants per Territory.
5. LIMITS. There is a total limit of one (1) Prize per participant, regardless of the number of entries.
6. No substitution, assignment, sale, exchange, transfer, or cash redemption of any Prize by Sweepstakesant is permitted, except by Elastic in its sole discretion. Elastic reserves the right to substitute one Prize with another of comparable or greater value, change the type of Prize offered, or add additional Prizes for any reason. Each Prize winner is responsible for all taxes (including income and withholding taxes, if any) and fees associated with the receipt and/or use of each Prize they win. Each winner of a Prize must follow all of the applicable Prize redemption instructions. Gift card issuers are not affiliated with this Program. All Prizes are subject to the issuer's restrictions and applicable terms and conditions. All federal, state, provincial, territorial, and local taxes, as well as any other costs and expenses associated with Prize acceptance and use are your sole responsibility. Elastic will not be held responsible in the event of loss, theft or unauthorized use of your Prize. If any of these situations should occur, your balance will not be refunded and your Prize will not be replaced.
7. Prize award is subject to eligibility verification. Prior to receiving any Prizes, winners may be required to complete, sign, have notarized (if applicable), and return, without alteration and in the form presented by Elastic, (i) an affidavit of eligibility, including successfully completing any jurisdiction-specific requirements, and liability/publicity release (unless prohibited by law), (ii) applicable tax documentation for their jurisdiction, (iii) any agreement or terms of use applicable to the Prizes, by the date specified by Elastic, or (iv) any applicable employment agreement or policy to verify such policies permit the acceptance of a Prize. In the event of non-compliance with those of the applicable foregoing requirements or in the event a potential Prize winner cannot accept, is unwilling to accept or fails to claim the applicable Prize (as awarded) in accordance with these Official Rules for any reason, then, in Elastic’s sole and absolute discretion, the Prize may be forfeited and/or awarded to an alternate winner of Elastic’s choosing and Elastic shall have no further liability or responsibility.
Sweepstakes Winner Selection and Notification.
1. Potential winners of the Sweepstakes will be selected in a random drawing, from all eligible entries received, under the supervision of the Sponsor. The draw will take place on or about January 15, 2024. Winners will be notified via email to the email address they entered the Sweepstakes with within five (5) days following the winner selection. Elastic will contact each winner by email with information on how to collect the Prize. If (i) a winner does not respond within the time provided in that email or cannot be reached after a reasonable attempt has been made, (ii) any prize notification or Sweepstakes-related communications are rejected, faulty, or returned as undeliverable, or (iii) the winner cannot attend or participate in any portion of the Prize, then in each case that winner may be disqualified and Elastic may select an alternate winner in Elastic’s sole discretion, and Elastic shall have no responsibility or liability to a potential winner. Elastic is not obligated to pursue any alternate winners; in which case, some Prizes may go unawarded.
2. By claiming a Prize, Prize claimant consents to the use of their name, likeness, voice, image, video, photograph, place of residence and / or GitHub profile, without further compensation, in any publicity or marketing activities carried out by Elastic, in perpetuity and in any media worldwide.
General Rules.
1. By registering for this Sweepstakes, you agree to abide by these Official Rules, Elastic’s Community Code of Conduct and any decision Elastic makes regarding the Sweepstakes, which Elastic shall make in its sole discretion. All decisions made by Elastic, including the judging panel, are made in its sole and absolute discretion and are binding and final in all respects. At any time, including but not limited to during the Sweepstakes Period, Elastic reserves the right to restrict participation, disqualify, and/or prosecute to the fullest extent permitted by law any entrant or winner who, in Elastic’s reasonable suspicion (as determined by Elastic in its sole and absolute discretion): (i) tampers with or impairs Elastic’s website, the registration process, or the administration, security, fairness, or proper play of this Sweepstakes, (ii) damages or attempts to damage or cause an interruption of any online service, website, or the Sweepstakes, (iii) enters or participates in the Sweepstakes in a suspicious manner, (iv) intentionally registers more than a single participant account, or attempts to participate using multiple names, identities or email addresses, (v) provides false, untruthful, incomplete, inaccurate or misleading information, (v) attempts to tamper with, or enter, participate in or win the Sweepstakes by illegal, deceptive, abusive, unfair or fraudulent means or in any manner that is disruptive or inconsistent with the letter and spirit of these Official Rules, (vi) violates these Official Rules and / or Elastic’s Community Code of Conduct, or (vii) acts in an unsportsmanlike, disruptive, obnoxious, inappropriate, threatening, illegal, abusive, threatening, or harassing manner. If disqualified, such person forfeits any and all rights to a Prize and any Prize previously awarded to them must be returned immediately upon request from Elastic, without limiting Elastic’s other rights and remedies both in law and at equity. The disqualified entrant will have no claim against Elastic in respect of the Sweepstakes or the Prize which they might otherwise have won. If an entrant or winner is disqualified, Elastic reserves the right, acting in its sole and absolute discretion, to terminate such person’s eligibility to participate in this Sweepstakes and any future contests, programs, events, sweepstakes or any other promotions conducted by Elastic.
2. Elastic’s failure or decision to not enforce any provision in these Official Rules will not constitute a waiver of that or any other provision. In the event there is an alleged or actual ambiguity, discrepancy, or inconsistency between disclosures or other statements contained in any Sweepstakes-related materials and/or these Official Rules (including any alleged discrepancy or inconsistency in these Official Rules), it will be resolved in Elastic’s sole discretion.
3. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. In the event that any provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable or illegal, these Official Rules will otherwise remain in effect and will be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or illegal provision were not contained herein.
4. Elastic reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, modify, or suspend the Sweepstakes or modify these Official Rules without prior notice or obligation, for any reason whatsoever, including but not limited to if Sweepstakes is incapable of running as planned, and award the prizes in its sole discretion as deemed fair and appropriate by Elastic.
5. In the event of a dispute concerning who participated, the participant will be declared to be the person who is the registered account holder of the e-mail address for the registered user account, but only if that person meets all other eligibility criteria.
6. Each participant hereby grants Elastic the irrevocable, perpetual, sublicensable, free of charge, royalty-free, worldwide right and permission to use, publish, post, translate, modify, edit, combine, disassemble, distribute, make available by wire or wireless means, publicly perform, and/or display in any medium now known or hereafter discovered, all participant Information in each case for advertising, trade, promotional, and publicity purposes without further compensation of any kind and without any further notice. Each participant hereby waives any right to inspect or approve any such use and releases Elastic from any and all liability related to such uses. Each participant agrees and understands that information on websites, such as participant Information, can be viewed throughout the world and that some overseas countries may provide lower levels of protection to the rights of individuals compared to other countries.
7. Each participant hereby represents and warrants that: (i) they are of legal age in the place where this consent is given at the date of first providing their Profile and that they have all necessary right, authority, capacity and competence to hereby grant this release and to consent to the use of all of their participant Information as provided herein.
Intellectual Property.
1. Except as expressly set forth in this section, participating in this Sweepstakes does not grant you any rights in or to Elastic’s intellectual property rights. Elastic retains all right, title, and interest in and to Elastic Technology.
2. Subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of these Official Rules, in the event you create and submit a entry, you agree to assign and hereby assign to Elastic all rights, title, and interest in and to the entry, including, without limitation, all copyright, moral rights (to the extent permitted by applicable intellectual property law) and any other any intellectual and/or other proprietary rights therein. Upon request from Elastic, you shall cooperate with Elastic and promptly execute or cause to be executed and all applications, assignments, consents, releases, or other instruments, and shall take all further actions, in each case that Elastic deems reasonably appropriate or necessary to permit and assist Elastic, at Elastic’s expense, in obtaining, perfecting, and enforcing the full benefits, enjoyment, rights, and title throughout the world in the entry.
Disclaimer, Release and Limit of Liability.
1. NOTHING IN THESE OFFICIAL RULES LIMITS, EXCLUDES, OR MODIFIES OR PURPORTS TO LIMIT, EXCLUDE, OR MODIFY ANY STATUTORY CONSUMER GUARANTEES OR ANY IMPLIED CONDITION OR WARRANTY THE EXCLUSION OF WHICH WOULD CONTRAVENE ANY STATUTE OR CAUSE ANY PART OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES TO BE VOID ("STATUTORY GUARANTEES"). EXCEPT FOR ANY STATUTORY GUARANTEES, ELASTIC MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS, CONDITIONS, GUARANTEES OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING ANY PRIZE OR YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE CONTEST AND EACH WINNER AGREES THAT THE PRIZE IS PROVIDED AS-IS. BY PARTICIPATING IN THE CONTEST, AND TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH ENTRANT AGREES TO RELEASE AND HOLD HARMLESS ELASTIC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, SUPPLIERS, DISTRIBUTORS, ADVERTISING/PROMOTION AGENCIES, AND PRIZE SUPPLIERS, AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE PARENT COMPANIES AND EACH SUCH COMPANY’S OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS (COLLECTIVELY, THE "RELEASED PARTIES") FROM AND AGAINST ANY LOSS, DAMAGE, CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PERSONAL INJURY, DEATH, OR DAMAGE TO OR LOSS OF PROPERTY, ARISING OUT OF PARTICIPATION IN THIS CONTEST OR RECEIPT OR USE OR MISUSE OF ANY PRIZE.
2. THE RELEASED PARTIES ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR: (i) ANY LOST, LATE, INCORRECT, INCOMPLETE, INCOMPATIBLE, OR MISDIRECTED CONTRIBUTIONS, INFORMATION, CORRESPONDENCE, OR MATERIALS, WHETHER CAUSED BY ENTRANTS, PRINTING ERRORS, OR BY ANY OF THE EQUIPMENT OR PROGRAMMING ASSOCIATED WITH OR UTILIZED IN THE CONTEST; (ii) TECHNICAL FAILURES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO MALFUNCTIONS, INTERRUPTIONS, DELAYS, OR DISCONNECTIONS IN PHONE OR CABLE LINES, NETWORK CONNECTIONS, ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, COMPUTER HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE, OR ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS; (iii) UNAUTHORIZED HUMAN INTERVENTION IN ANY PART OF THE REGISTRATION PROCESS OR THE CONTEST; (iv) TECHNICAL OR HUMAN ERROR WHICH MAY OCCUR IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE CONTEST OR THE PROCESSING OF CONTRIBUTIONS; (v) ANY VIRUSES OR TECHNICAL OR MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS; (vi) ANY INJURY OR DAMAGE TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY WHICH MAY BE CAUSED, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, FROM ENTRANT’S PARTICIPATION IN THE CONTEST OR RECEIPT OR USE OR MISUSE OF ANY PRIZE; AND (vii) ANY CHANGES OR UNAVAILABILITY OF THE CONTEST WEBSITE THAT MAY INTERFERE WITH THE CONTEST OR ABILITY OF THE ENTRANT TO TIMELY PARTICIPATE, RECEIVE NOTICES, OR COMMUNICATE WITH ELASTIC, IN WHICH CASE ELASTIC, IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION, MAY TERMINATE OR MODIFY THE CONTEST.
3. If for any reason your registration and/or entry(s) are confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost, or otherwise destroyed or corrupted, your sole remedy is another registration or entry(s) in the Sweepstakes. Unless otherwise specified, no more than the stated number and types of prizes will be awarded and in no event will Elastic be liable for more than the stated number of Prizes in these Official Rules. In event that production, technical, programming, or any other reasons cause more than stated number of prizes as set forth in these Official Rules to be available and/or claimed, Elastic reserves the right to award only the stated number of prizes by selecting the winner in its sole discretion among all legitimate, unawarded, eligible prize claims.
4. Without limiting any other provision in these Official Rules, Elastic is not responsible, or liable for failure to operate the Sweepstakes or supply the prizes or any part thereof in the event that any of the Sweepstakes activities or Elastic’s operations or activities are affected by a force majeure event, as determined by the Elastic in its sole discretion, including, without limitation, by reason of any acts of God, any action, regulation, order, or request by any governmental or quasi- governmental entity, equipment failure, threatened terrorist acts, terrorist acts, air raid, blackout, act of public enemy, earthquake, war (declared or undeclared), fire, flood, epidemic, pandemic, explosion, unusually severe weather, hurricane, embargo, labor dispute or strike (whether legal or illegal), labor or material shortage, transportation interruption of any kind, work slow-down, civil disturbance, insurrection, riot, or any law, rule, regulation, order, or other action adopted or taken by any governmental, federal, state, provincial, or local government authority, or any other cause, whether or not specifically mentioned above.
Privacy and Use of Personal Information. Elastic collects personal information from individuals when they enter this Sweepstakes. Elastic reserves the right to use any information collected in accordance with its privacy policy, which may be found at https://www.elastic.co/legal/privacy-statement.
GOVERNING LAW AND DISPUTES. THESE OFFICIAL RULES, THE CONTEST AND ALL ISSUES AND QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY, INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEABILITY OF THE CONTEST OR THE OFFICIAL RULES ARE GOVERNED BY, AND WILL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY CHOICE OF LAW OR CONFLICT OF LAW RULES OR PROVISIONS THAT WOULD CAUSE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAW OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. THE FORUM AND VENUE FOR ANY DISPUTE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES SHALL BE IN THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA. EACH ENTRANT ACCEPTS AND SUBMITS TO THE PERSONAL JURISDICTION OF THOSE COURTS WITH RESPECT TO ANY LEGAL ACTIONS, SUITS, OR PROCEEDINGS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS CONTEST. EXCEPT WHERE PROHIBITED, AS A CONDITION OF PARTICIPATING IN THIS CONTEST, YOU AGREE THAT ANY AND ALL DISPUTES THAT CANNOT BE RESOLVED BETWEEN YOU AND ELASTIC ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS CONTEST MUST BE RESOLVED INDIVIDUALLY, WITHOUT RESORT TO ANY FORM OF CLASS ACTION. THE REMEDY FOR ANY CLAIM SHALL BE LIMITED TO ACTUAL DAMAGES, AND IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY PARTY BE ENTITLED TO RECOVER DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING ATTORNEY'S FEES OR OTHER SUCH RELATED COSTS OF BRINGING A CLAIM, OR TO RESCIND THIS AGREEMENT OR SEEK INJUNCTIVE OR ANY OTHER EQUITABLE RELIEF.
Winners List. Individuals may request the name of winner(s) by submitting an e-mail to: aleta.hubbell@elastic.co.