Chili’s QDI Cancun
Sweepstakes
Official
Rules
NO PURCHASE OR TEXT MESSAGE
NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. PURCHASE OR
TEXT MESSAGE DOES NOT IMPROVE CHANCES OF WINNING. THE FOLLOWING SWEEPSTAKES IS VALID ONLY IN DELAWARE,
INDIANA, MICHIGAN, NEW JERSEY, OHIO AND PENNSYLVANIA AND IS OPEN ONLY TO
QUALIFIED PERSONS (AS DEFINED IN THE RULES BELOW). VOID ELSEWHERE AND WHEREVER PROHIBITED. DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE SWEEPSTAKES IF YOU
DO NOT FALL WITHIN THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AS SET FORTH BELOW.
Sweepstakes
Name: Chili’s QDI Cancun Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”).
Sweepstakes
Dates: Sweepstakes
registration is scheduled to begin at 12:00:00am Eastern Time (“ET”) on 4/2/19 and end at 11:59:59pm ET on 5/5/19 (the “Registration Period”). The
Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and
regulations and is void outside of DE, IN, MI, NJ, OH, and PA, and wherever prohibited.
Who
may Enter:
Sweepstakes is open only to legal U.S. residents of DE, IN, MI, NJ, OH,
and PA, who are age 21 or older as of date of entry, and have a valid U.S. driver’s
license or government issued photo ID, except the following persons who are not
eligible to enter or win:
(a)
Employees,
officers, and directors of participating
Chili’s restaurant locations, Quality Dining, Inc. (collectively “Sponsor”), Million Dollar Media, LLC (the “Sweepstakes
Administrator”), and each of the foregoing’s respective franchisees, owners,
employees, contractors, parents, affiliated companies, subsidiaries,
distributors, retailers, printers, advertising and promotion agencies, and any
and all other companies associated with the design or execution of this
promotion (collectively, “Released Parties”), and the members of the immediate
families or households, whether or not related, of any of the above. “Immediate
family members” includes, for purposes of this promotion, parents (including
in-laws), grandparents, siblings (including step-siblings), children (including
step-children), grand children (including step grand children) and each of
their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside.
How to Enter – Two Ways:
1. Text:
During the Registration Period, you may enter the Sweepstakes via text
entry if you are in possession of a Short Message Service (SMS) capable device
with an eligible text plan, and have obtained the bill payer’s permission to
enter via text. Text entry may not be
available through all wireless carriers.
Enter via text by sending a text message to the designated short code (68683) with the designated key word (CANCUN) in the body of the message. Message and data rates may apply to each text
message sent or received as provided in your wireless plan. Contact your carrier for pricing plans and
details. All text entries must be received by 11:59:59pm ET on 5/5/19 to be eligible. Maximum of one text entry per person or per
valid mobile number per day.
2. Online Entry: Visit www.ChilisCancun.com during the
Registration Period, and connect to the Contest registration page. Follow
the online instructions to complete the online
registration form with all required information including your name, valid
email address, complete address (including
city, state and zip), phone number (including area code), and date of
birth. After having read and agreed to
these Official Rules, click the submit button to submit your online entry. All entries must be fully completed and
submitted by 11:59:59 pm ET on 5/5/19
to be eligible.
Any available opt-in
opportunities are not required to enter the Sweepstakes, and opting-in will not
improve your chances of winning.
By participating and submitting an
entry, contestant agrees that sponsor and participating parties are authorized
to contact entrant via email, text, mail, phone or any other form of media to
make contestant aware of information pertinent to the Sweepstakes, and to
distribute information regarding the Sponsor(s) featured products, special
events or future contests, promotions or offers. Contestants may opt-out of any further email
communication at any time by simply replying REMOVE to any email message, or
following the provided opt-out instructions.
Maximum of one entry per
person per registration method per day. Any
incomplete or illegible entries will be disqualified. Released Parties are not responsible for
lost, late, misdirected, illegible, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible,
damaged, or for entries submitted in a manner that is not expressly allowed
under these rules, or for any entry not submitted or
received due to any technical error or failure, unauthorized human
intervention, inaccurate capture or mis-entry of any required information, or
the failure to capture any such information for any reason including
programming or technical errors, or effects of hackers or failure of any
electronic equipment, computer or cellular transmissions and/or network
connections; all of which will be disqualified.
Each
participant must submit an entry on his/her own behalf. Any entry submitted on behalf of another
individual or using another person’s email address, name or mobile number will
be disqualified and ineligible to claim any prize. Any attempt by any participant to obtain more
than the stated number of entries allowed by using same, multiple/different mobile
numbers, identities, or any other methods void that participant's entries and
that participant may be disqualified. No
mechanically reproduced or automated entries permitted. Use of any automated system to participate is
prohibited and will result in disqualification and all such entries will be
deemed void. All entries received become
the property of the Sponsor and will not be returned.
In
the event of a dispute as to any text-entry registration, the authorized
account holder of the mobile phone used to register will be deemed to be the
registrant and he/she must be eligible according to these Official Rules. The “authorized mobile phone account holder”
is the natural person listed on the account by the cellular service provider,
associated with the mobile phone number used to submit the text entry. In the event of a dispute as to any online
registration, the authorized account holder of the email address used to
register will be deemed to be the registrant and he/she must be eligible
according to these Official Rules. The
“authorized email account holder” is the natural person assigned an email
address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other
organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain
associated with the submitted address.
By
registering to enter Sweepstakes, you affirm that you have read and accepted
these Official Sweepstakes Rules. All entrants agree to be bound by and abide
by the official rules of the Contest.
Grand Prize Drawing – Winner
Selection & Notification (1 winner):
Sponsor shall
conduct a random prize drawing from among all eligible entries received from
all entry methods combined on or about 5/7/19, to select a total of one (1) grand
prize winner.
The
potential prize winner will be notified initially by phone and/or email following
their selection. If the Administrator is
unsuccessful in its attempt to reach and speak directly with the selected potential
prize winner by phone within 48-hours of the initial attempt to the phone
number associated with their entry, then that contestant may be disqualified
and an alternate potential prize winner may be randomly selected from among the
remaining eligible entries and notified as per the procedures outlined above (time permitting). Note: phone
messages will not be left during the winner notification process.
During
prize winner notification, the selected potential prize winner must confirm
their eligibility, and indicate their willingness to accept the prize. The potential prize winner will then receive
official notification via email, and will be required to complete and return within
3-days of receipt a prize acceptance document including affidavit of
eligibility and liability/publicity release form.
If
the selected potential prize winner does not meet the eligibility requirements,
is unable or unwilling to travel, or elects to decline the prize, s/he will be
disqualified and, at Sponsor’s discretion and time permitting, an alternate winner
will be randomly selected from among all remaining eligible entries and
notified as per the procedures outlined above.
Any disqualified contestant will not receive any alternate prize
substitution or compensation.
Decisions of the
Administrator in the selection and determination of prize winner and all
matters relating to this Sweepstakes are final and binding. Failure
to collect or properly claim any prize in accordance with these rules will
result in forfeiture of the prize. If
forfeited for any reason, finalist will not receive any other prize substitution
or compensation, and the prize will remain the property of Sponsor and will not
be awarded, except as provided herein.
Grand Prize – Maximum
of (1) grand prize award available: The
grand prize consists of a trip for two (2) to Cancun, Mexico including:
Maximum
value of grand prize not to exceed $2,500.
Winner and guest must have valid Passports in order to travel. No alcoholic beverage is part of grand prize
award. All other costs and expenses
related to prize acceptance, redemption and use not specified herein as being
provided are the sole responsibility of winner and guest, including but not
limited to ground transportation, airport transfers, parking, travel or
departure taxes, baggage check fees, airline seat assignment fees, hotel resort
fees, meals, gratuities, any incidental expenses, and all applicable taxes
(including, but not limited to all local, state and federal taxes). Winner and guest are solely responsible for
all costs incurred to and from the nearest major airport to the winner’s home
as designated by Sponsor as the prize originates and terminates at such
departure point. Sponsor not responsible
for late, lost, damaged or stolen luggage.
Grand Prize winner’s guest must be of legal age of majority in his/her
state of residence (and at least 21) and will be required to execute and return
a liability/publicity release prior to prize award. It is recommended that each winner and guest
obtain sufficient personal insurance prior to departure. Winner and guest hereby release Sponsor from
any duty to provide, check, or verify any and all necessary passports, visas
and tourist cards, birth certificates, vaccination certificates, and any other
travel or entry requirements (“Personal Documents”). Sponsor shall not have any responsibility for
the replacement of lost or stolen Personal Documents or tickets, coupons,
vouchers, receipts or other documents pertaining to the prize (“Travel
Documents”) once the Travel Documents have been provided to winner and guest.
Travel
dates will be based upon availability, must be booked a minimum of 60-days
prior to departure, and all travel must be completed by 12/1/19, or prize award
is forfeit and no prize substitution shall be provided. Sponsor is not responsible for any flight
cancellations, travel delays or difficulty.
If travel delays or difficulty prevent arrival in time for any and all
elements of trip, sponsor is not responsible for awarding any compensation in lieu
thereof. Winner and his/her guest must
travel together on the same itinerary.
Any changes to completed travel arrangements, once booked, are the sole
responsibility of the winner, and are solely at the winner’s expense. Actual value of the trip will depend on point
of departure, destination and any airfare fluctuations. If actual value of
prize is lower than the stated maximum value of grand prize when prize is
procured and fulfilled, then the difference will not be awarded to the
winner.
All
income, federal, state and local taxes are the winner’s and guest’s sole
responsibility, as applicable. All prize
awards are non-transferable and no cash redemption or prize substitution
allowed, except at Sponsor’s sole discretion or as provided herein. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a
prize with one of comparable or greater value, at its sole discretion. Failure to collect or properly claim prize in
accordance with these rules will result in forfeiture of the prize. All properly claimed prizes will be
awarded. Any unclaimed prizes will not
be awarded. Maximum value of grand prize
award: $2,500.
Additional Rules &
Restrictions: By participating, entrants agree to
abide by and be bound by the Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor
and Administrator, which shall be final in all matters relating to this
Sweepstakes. In the event an entrant
wins a prize, and is later found to be in violation of these rules he/she will
be required to forfeit the prize or to reimburse Sponsor for the stated value
of the prize if such violation is discovered after winner has used the prize.
Participation in Sweepstakes constitutes permission for the Sponsor, the
Released Parties and their designees to use entrants’ names, likenesses,
images, biographical information, and cities and states of residence for
purposes of advertising and trade in any and all media now or hereafter known
worldwide on perpetuity without limitation or further compensation,
notification or permission, unless prohibited by law. False, fraudulent or deceptive entries or acts
shall render entrants ineligible for any prize.
By
participating, entrants agree to hold all Released Parties harmless from any
claims, losses, actions, or damages of any kind, whether actual, incidental or
consequential, for injury (including but not limited to death), damages, losses
or expenses arising out of or relating to entrant’s participation in this
Sweepstakes, or the acceptance, possession or use/misuse of any prize, or
participation in prize-related activities (including but not limited to travel
or activity related thereto), and to assume all liability therefor.
Released
Parties shall not be liable to winner or any other person for failure to supply
the prize or any part thereof by reason of any acts of God, any actions,
regulations, orders, or requests by any governmental entity, equipment failure,
terrorist acts, war, fire, unusually severe weather, embargo, labor dispute or
strike, labor or material shortage, transportation interruption of any kind, or
any other cause beyond Released Parties’ sole control.
Participants
are restricted to use of ordinary and typical computer equipment, mobile phone
equipment, Internet access and cellular networks. Sponsor disclaims all
liability for the inability of a participant to complete or continue an entry
due to equipment malfunction, busy lines, inadvertent disconnections, acts
beyond the Sponsor’s control, or otherwise. The Sponsor disclaims any liability
for entries not received due to technical difficulties or transmission errors.
The Sponsor disclaims all liability for any delays, mis-delivery, loss, or
failure in the delivery of any item sent by mail, courier, express, electronic
transmission, or other delivery method.
Released Parties are not responsible for mechanical, technical,
electronic, communications, telephone, computer, hardware or software errors,
malfunctions or failures of any kind, including: failed, incomplete, garbled or
delayed transmission of online entries, traffic congestion on telephone lines,
the Internet or at any website or lost or unavailable network connections which
may limit an online entrant's ability to participate in the Sweepstakes, and
any injury or damage to entrant’s or any other person’s computer or mobile
phone related to or resulting from participating in or downloading any
information necessary to participate in the Sweepstakes. Released Parties are not responsible for any
other errors of any kind, whether computer, technical, typographical, printing,
human or otherwise, relating to or in connection with the Sweepstakes,
including, without limitations, errors which may occur in connection with the
printing or advertising of this Sweepstakes, administration or execution of the
Sweepstakes, the cancellation of the game, the processing of entries or in the announcement
of the prizes or prize winners. Sponsor,
in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any person tampering
with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes website.
Sponsor
reserves the right to cancel, modify or terminate the Sweepstakes if fraud,
misconduct or technical failures destroy or threaten the integrity of this
portion of the Promotion, in the opinion of the Sponsor/Administrator, or if a
computer virus, bug, or other technical problem corrupts the administration,
security, or proper conduct of the Sweepstakes as determined by
Sponsor/Administrator, in their sole discretion. In the event of early
termination of the Sweepstakes, Sponsor reserves the right to determine any
prize winner in a random drawing from among all eligible, non-suspect entries
received as of the time/date of such termination.
IN CASE OF DISPUTES: By
participating, each entrant agrees that (1) any and all disputes, claims, and
causes of action arising out of or in connection with this Promotion, or any
prizes awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of
class action, and any judicial proceeding shall take place in a federal or
state court within the State of New Jersey; (2) any and all claims, judgments,
and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including
costs associated with entering this Promotion, and in no event will entrant be
entitled to received attorneys' fees or other legal costs; and (3) under no
circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant
hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental, and consequential
damages, and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses,
and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. All
issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and
enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of
entrant and Sponsor in connection with this Promotion, shall be governed by,
and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey, without
giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions
(whether of the State of New Jersey or any other jurisdiction), that would
cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New
Jersey.
Odds: Odds
of being selected as a prize winner are dependent upon the total number of
eligible entries received from all entry methods combined.
Official Rules & Winners List:
For a copy of these Official Rules, or the name of prize winner, send a
self-addressed stamped envelope to be received by 6/15/19 to: Chili’s QDI Cancun
Sweepstakes, P.O. Box 278, Woodbridge, NJ
07095. PLEASE SPECIFY which you
are requesting, official rules or winners list.
Sponsor/Administrator: This
Sweepstakes is sponsored by participating Chili’s Restaurant locations, owned
and operated by Quality Dining, Inc., and administered by Million Dollar Media,
P.O. Box 278, Woodbridge, NJ 07095.