Golden
Bookmark to Portland Contest
OFFICIAL
RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY
TO ENTER OR WIN. MAKING A PURCHASE DOES
NOT IMPROVE CHANCES OF WINNING. PARTICIPATION
IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE FOLLOWING CONTEST
IS VALID ONLY IN THE STATES OF CA, IL, NY AND WA, AND IS OPEN ONLY TO QUALIFIED
PERSONS (AS DEFINED IN THE OFFICIAL RULES BELOW)
WHO ARE 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AS OF THE DATE OF ENTRY. This Contest is not affiliated with or
sponsored, sanctioned or endorsed by or in any way in association with FACEBOOK,
Instagram, META, TIKTOK, OR TWITTER (“X”).
VOID ELSEWHERE AND WHEREVER PROHIBITED.
BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS CONTEST, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE
OFFICIAL RULES AND THE DECISIONS OF SPONSOR AND ADMINISTRATOR. DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE CONTEST IF YOU DO
NOT AGREE TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND FALL WITHIN THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
AS SET FORTH BELOW.
NOTE: All expenses and travel costs incurred as a
result of participating, seeking, winning, and/or making use of a prize are the
sole responsibility of winner. Participation in this Contest is at each
participant’s sole risk.
Contest Name: Golden Bookmark to
Portland Contest (the “Contest”).
Sponsor: Travel Portland, 100 SW Main Street, Suite
1100, Portland, OR 97204 (“Sponsor”).
Administrator: Million Dollar Media, P.O. Box 278,
Woodbridge, NJ 07095 (“Administrator”).
Contest
Dates: Contest
begins at 12:00:01 am Eastern Time (“ET”) on June 9, 2025 and ends at 11:59:59 pm ET on June 28, 2025 (the “Contest Period”), or when all Golden Bookmarks
to Portland (each a “Bookmark”) have
been found and associated prizes have been claimed by an eligible
participant, whichever occurs first. The
Contest is subject to all applicable
federal, state and local laws and regulations.
Void outside of CA, IL, NY and WA, and wherever prohibited or restricted by law.
During the Contest
Period, a total of ten (10) Bookmarks shall be placed at Sponsor designated
public or public-accessible private locations within each designated metro
market. Two (2) Bookmarks will each be
hidden at a designated location within the following five (5) metro market
areas: Los Angeles, CA; Chicago, IL; New York, NY; San Francisco, CA; and
Seattle, WA. The Contest shall conclude
in each market immediately following when each associated Bookmark has been
found and associated prizes have been claimed by an eligible participant.
Who may Enter: The Contest is open
only to documented U.S. residents who reside within the states of CA, IL, NY or
WA, who are age eighteen (18)
or older as of the date of entry and have a valid U.S. driver’s license or
government issued photo I.D., except the following persons who are not eligible
to enter, participate or win: employees, officers, and directors of Sponsor,
Administrator, Little Free Library, and each of their respective franchisees,
parent companies, volunteer members, affiliated companies, subsidiaries,
printers, advertising and promotion agencies, and any and all other companies
associated with the design or execution of this Contest, and the immediate
family members or households, whether or not related, of any of the above.
“Immediate family members” includes, for purposes of this Contest, parents
(including in-laws and step-parents), grandparents, siblings (including
step-siblings and half-siblings), children (including step-children),
grandchildren (including step grandchildren) and each of their respective
spouses, regardless of where they reside.
How to Participate
– Follow designated hashtags on social
media, then find a Golden Bookmark to Portland:
During
the Contest Period, follow Travel Portland (@travelportland) on Social Media
and/or find a post on Social Media (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and/or X) by Travel
Portland, or posts on social media with #GoldenBookmarkPDX and
#PortlandLiterary with updates to the location where a Bookmark has been placed.
A total of ten (10) Bookmarks will be placed by
Sponsor (or Sponsor’s designee) at designated locations, two (2) per designated
metro market (Los Angeles, CA; San
Francisco, CA; Chicago, IL; New York, NY; and Seattle, WA). The date, time and location that each Bookmark
will be placed shall be as solely determined and designated by Sponsor. Each Bookmark shall be placed in a location
accessible to the public, and shall be placed in a Public or Public Private
location (i.e. location that is accessible to the public). Please see criteria and requirements below
regarding participation in the search to find a hidden Bookmark, including
Leave No Trace principles. Bookmark
locations shall be in plain view, meaning there shall be no digging,
destroying, climbing or disturbance required to any property, land or location
in order to locate a Bookmark.
For each Bookmark, a Sponsor designated number
of updates shall be provided by Sponsor to provide participants the opportunity
to determine the location where a Bookmark has been placed and can be
found. Updates to the locations where
each Bookmark has been placed and can be found shall be released by Sponsor via
posts on its Social Media channels throughout the Contest Period.
Sponsor is not responsible for any technical
error or failure, human error, unauthorized human intervention, inaccurate
capture or mis-entry of any required information, failures, omissions,
interruptions, deletions, or defects of any phone or cellular phone provider,
network computer online systems, computer equipment, servers or software,
including any injury or damage to entrant’s or any other person’s computer
relating to or resulting from participation in this Contest.
Additional
Participation Requirements: Participants in the Contest are required to
follow all local regulations and laws while participating in the Contest. Any participant who is determined to have
violated any local regulation or law shall be disqualified and ineligible to
claim any prize. If a participant has
been determined as a potential winner, then determined to have violated any
requirement in these Official Rules, or violated any local regulation or law, they
shall be required to forfeit the prize award, and no alternate prize award or
compensation shall be provided. Participation is at each participant’s sole
risk.
Sponsor reserves the right to, in its sole and
absolute discretion, disqualify any participant for any reason that it
considers to not be appropriate for, or in violation of, the Contest. Participation restrictions include, but are
not limited to, the following requirements:
·
No
one under the age of eighteen (18) may participate or assist any participant in
the Contest;
·
Participants
are solely responsible for any and all costs associated with participation
including but not limited to transportation, fuel, accommodations, parking
fees, meals or any incidental costs;
·
Participants
agree to adhere to the ‘Leave No Trace’ principles as made available at https://lnt.org/.
·
Any
participant who damages any property, or is destructive to any land, location
or property during their participation shall be disqualified;
·
Any
participant partaking in any activity deemed to be considered unlawful,
harmful, threatening, violent, abusive, harassing, tortuous, defamatory,
vulgar, libelous, invasive of another’s privacy or property, hateful, or
racially, religiously, ethnically or otherwise objectionable in any manner as
solely determined by Sponsor shall be disqualified;
·
Only
the first eligible participant to find and be in sole possession of a Bookmark
shall have the rights to submit the prize claim. Any other individual who attempts to take or
claim, or takes the Bookmark from the first participant who found and possessed
the Bookmark, shall be disqualified and ineligible to claim the prize. In the event of a tie or dispute of any kind,
the first eligible participant to scan the QR code provided in the Bookmark and
complete the online Bookmark claim process shall be determined the Bookmark
claimant.
·
Participants
agree to be video recorded, and Sponsor reserves the right to video record the
winning location, all related activities by any participant and the participant
who finds a Bookmark, and to utilize such video to verify compliance with each
of the participation requirements outlined in these Official Rules and for
publicity purposes as outlined below.
Video may be recorded at each hidden location to record the participant
who finds a Bookmark.
By participating,
you affirm that you have read and accepted these Official Rules. The laws of the U.S. apply to and govern this Contest
and any claims must be raised and resolved in the U.S. Any information collected by registering and
entering the Contest shall be used only in a manner consistent with these
Official Rules and with Sponsor’s Privacy Policy. By participating in the Contest,
each entrant agrees that s/he may be contacted, recorded, interviewed and/or
broadcasted by Sponsor, and that his/her comment, interview, video, post(s)
and/or prize claim submission may be used, promoted, released, broadcasted or
published by Sponsor in any manner related to the promotion or advertising of
the Contest.
How to Win
– Finding a Bookmark & Submitting a
Prize Claim:
· There is a maximum of
one (1) prize award per person or household during the entire Contest
Period. Once an individual or household
has claimed a prize, they are not eligible to participate or submit any
additional prize claim.
· In the event any Bookmark
goes unclaimed, following the contest end date on June 28, 2025 all remaining
unclaimed prizes shall be forfeit and shall not be awarded.
In order to be determined as a potential
winner, an eligible participant must be the first individual to locate and be
in possession of a hidden Bookmark. The
participant must then scan the QR code inside the Bookmark with their mobile
device’s camera to access the Bookmark claim website, and fully complete and
submit the online claim form during the Contest Period, including the entrant’s
name, date of birth, email address, phone number (including area code), address
of residence from an eligible state, and a photo of the entrant and the Golden
Bookmark found. The eligible participant
who finds a hidden Bookmark and completes the online claim process shall be
designated as a potential prize winner,
subject to verification of eligibility, and compliance with these Official
Rules. Only the entrant who finds the
hidden Bookmark and fully completes the online claim process shall be eligible
to claim the prize award. All other participants are disqualified.
At Sponsor’s sole discretion, each potential prize
winner may be required to: (1) complete and submit, at time of prize claim, a
prize acceptance form, including affidavit of eligibility and
liability/publicity release (where permitted); (2) may be required to present a
copy of a valid driver’s license or government issued photo ID as a condition
of participating or receiving any prize; and (3) pay all applicable taxes
(including, but not limited to, all local, state and federal taxes) on their
respective prize award.
Each potential prize winner must confirm their
eligibility, and indicate their willingness to accept the prize award (see
below). If a potential winner does not
meet the eligibility requirements, is unable or unwilling to accept the prize
or elects to decline the prize, s/he will be disqualified and, at Sponsor’s
discretion and time permitting, Sponsor reserves the right to hide a
replacement Bookmark for that associated prize.
Any disqualified entrant will not receive any alternate prize
substitution or compensation.
Each entrant must participate and submit
a prize claim on his/her own behalf. Any
prize claim submitted on behalf of another individual or using another person’s
name, or providing any false information will be disqualified and ineligible to
claim any prize. All prize claims must
include all required information. Any prize
claim with incorrect, incomplete or illegible information or other inaccurate
information will be disqualified.
Sponsor, Administrator, Little Free
Library and their respective equity holders, owners,
partners, members, directors, managers, officers, employees, consultants,
contractors, lenders, advisors, sponsors, volunteers, insurers, agents,
attorneys, representatives, successors and assigns (“Released Parties”) are
not responsible for lost, late, misdirected, incorrect, illegible, incomplete,
invalid prize claims, or for any prize claim submitted in a manner that is not
expressly allowed under these Official Rules.
In the event of a dispute as to any prize claim,
Sponsor reserves the right to determine the potential winning participant
via a random selection. Decisions of the Sponsor and Administrator
in the selection and determination of all prize winners and all matters
relating to this Contest are final and binding.
By participating and
submitting a prize claim, entrants agree that Sponsor and participating parties
are authorized to contact them via email, mail, phone, social media direct
message or any other form of media to make entrants aware of information
pertinent to the Contest, and to distribute information regarding the
Sponsor(s) featured products, special events or promotional offers. Entrants 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. Any available opt-in
opportunities are not required to enter the Contest, and checking the opt-in
boxes will not improve your chances of winning.
Representation and Release of Publicity Rights: By participating, each
participant agrees that any video, photographs and/or interviews related to
their participation shall become the sole and exclusive property of Sponsor,
and Sponsor may publish, display, promote or utilize the content, comments,
interview and/or photo or video in any manner of its choosing in relation to
the promotion or advertising of the Contest or Sponsor. Participation in the Contest, and any
associated comments, posts, interviews and/or photo or video constitutes
permission for the Sponsor and its designees to use that entrant’s comment,
post(s), interview, photo, video, name, city and state of residence and/or
likeness for purposes of advertising and trade in any and all media now or
hereafter known worldwide in perpetuity without limitation or further
compensation, notification or permission, unless prohibited by law.
Sponsor
reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who
tampers or attempts to tamper with or abuse the participation process and/or
the Contest claim website in any way or who is otherwise in violation of these
Official Rules, as determined by Sponsor or the Contest judges appointed by
Sponsor in their sole and absolute discretion.
Any questions regarding the eligible participant and any associated
prize claim shall be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. ANY ATTEMPT BY
ANY PERSON TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY PROPERTY, NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, CONTEST
WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST MAY BE A VIOLATION
OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND, SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR
RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DISQUALIFY AND SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE
FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
Winner
Notification:
The potential winner deemed a grand prize winner will be notified initially by
phone and/or email within 72-hours after a valid Bookmark claim has been received. If the Administrator is unsuccessful in its
attempt to reach and speak directly with a selected potential grand prize
winner by phone within 24-hours of the initial notification attempt to the
phone number or email address associated with that contestant’s entry, then
that contestant may be disqualified and an alternate potential winner may be comfirmed and notified as per the procedures outlined above
(time permitting). Note:
phone messages will not be left during the winner notification process.
During winner notification, the selected
potential winner must confirm their eligibility, and
indicate their willingness and ability to travel during the designated travel
dates and accept the prize. The
potential winner will then receive official notification via email delivery. If the selected winner does not meet the
eligibility requirements, or is unable or unwilling to travel during the
designated travel dates, accept the prize 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 (time permitting). Any
disqualified contestant will not receive any alternate prize substitution or
compensation. Decisions of the Administrator in the selection and determination of
the winners and all matters relating to this Contest are final and
binding.
All of the following will apply to the
potential winner: 1) winner will be required to complete and return, within 3-days of date of receipt, a
prize acceptance form, including an affidavit of eligibility and a
liability/publicity release (where permitted) and a W-9 form in order to be
eligible to claim the prize; 2) winner may be required to present a copy of a
valid driver’s license or government issued photo ID with valid residential
address and a copy of a valid social security card as a condition of receiving
the prize, and (3) winner shall be solely responsible for paying all applicable
taxes (including, but not limited to, all local, state and federal taxes) that
may be or become due in connection with their respective prize award, and
winner shall be issued a 1099 form reflecting the value of the prize award.
Grand
Prize Award (maximum ten (10) grand prize winners): Each eligible participant who finds a Bookmark
and completes the online claim process shall be designated as a prize winner and
shall be awarded a trip for the winner and one (1) guest to Portland, Oregon. Dates of trip are as solely determined and
designated by Sponsor. Travel dates must
be booked a minimum of four (4) weeks prior to the initial date of travel, and
all travel must be completed by December 31, 2025. Each grand prize trip has a maximum retail
value not to exceed $2,550 and includes:
·
Round-trip
coach class airfare for the winner and one (1) guest to Portland, OR;
o
Dates
of travel and servicing airports are solely determined and designated by
Sponsor, subject to availability. If
winner resides within 250-miles of Portland, OR, Sponsor reserves the right to
provide a $500 gift card toward ground transportation in lieu of airfare.
·
Two
(2) nights in a standard double-occupancy hotel room in the greater
metropolitan Portland, OR area;
o
Hotel
brand, location, room type, and dates of stay are solely determined and
designated by Sponsor, subject to availability.
·
One
(1) $550 gift card toward ground transportation and incidentals.
o
Gift
card subject to the terms and conditions of the issuing gift card provider
policy, including any expiration.
Total maximum value of all available prize
awards combined: $25,500. Actual value is dependent on location of residence of each
grand prize winner and applicable airfare and hotel costs.
All ground
transportation, airport/hotel transfers, parking, meals, gratuities, checked
baggage fees, airline seat assignment fees, hotel resort fees, travel or
departure taxes, incidental expenses, applicable taxes (including, but not
limited to all local, state and federal taxes) and any other expenses not
specified herein as being included in the prize award are the sole
responsibility of winner.
Each winner and their guest shall be subject to any qualifying conditions
prior to and during travel including any local government regulations in the
departure or destination location, airline and/or hotel requirements, or any
regulation related to COVID-19 testing requirements, vaccination status or
policy. Any testing requirements,
vaccination and/or any related quarantine requirements and expenses are the
sole responsibility of, and at the sole expense of winner and guest.
Travel dates are based upon availability, and
as solely determined and designated by Sponsor.
Sponsor is not responsible for any travel delays, flight delays or
cancellations or travel difficulty related to prize award, redemption or
use. If travel delays or difficulty
prevent arrival in time for any and all elements of such prize award, Sponsor
is not responsible for awarding any compensation in lieu thereof. Sponsor is not responsible for late, lost,
damaged or stolen luggage.
Each grand prize 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, and any airfare fluctuations.
If actual value of prize is lower than the stated ARV of the prize award
when it is procured and fulfilled, then the difference will NOT be awarded to
the winner. The winner and travel companion
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 unless otherwise agreed to by Sponsor in
writing.
Each grand prize winner must be of legal age of
majority in his/her state of residence (and at least 18) and will be required
to execute and return a liability/publicity release prior to prize award. It is recommended that winner and travel
companion obtain sufficient personal insurance prior to departure. Winner and travel companion hereby release
Sponsor from any duty to provide, check, or verify any and all necessary ID’s,
passports, visas and tourist cards, birth certificates, vaccination
certificates, and any other travel 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 travel
companion.
Sponsor will not be responsible for any travel
delay, rescheduling, postponement or cancellation for any reason including but
not limited to weather, Force Majeure Event,
government regulation or restriction, an act of terrorism, civil disturbance,
work stoppage, or any other reason. No substitute prize award or
compensation shall be provided by Sponsor in the event of any travel delay,
rescheduling, postponement, or cancellation for any reason, and winner shall be
subject to the terms and conditions of the airline ticket and hotel policy, and
shall solely look to the airline ticket and hotel provider.
Winners and guests agree to comply with all
applicable airline and hotel provider rules, requirements and regulations in
connection with the prize award, redemption and use. Sponsor and travel
provider reserve the right to remove or deny entry to any winner and/or his/her
guest who do not comply with any rule, requirement, instruction, policy, or who
engage in a disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or
harass any other person. Winner and
guests shall be solely responsible for their behavior while traveling, must
follow the instructions and direction from any travel provider or associated
staff or security. If winner or any guest violates the standards of the
travel provider, behaves in an inappropriate, irresponsible or offensive
manner, or is deemed by staff or security to have violated any rule, regulation
or policy of the travel provider, or to be a security threat in any manner, the
winner and guest shall be ejected or denied travel arrangements, and shall
immediately forfeit the remaining prize award.
All gift card prize items are awarded ‘as is’
without warranty, express or implied.
Prize winners must accept delivery of prize in the method as solely
determined and designated by Sponsor.
Prize shall be shipped or emailed only to the designated winner
residential address or email address as submitted during initial online
registration and/or as provided during winner notification, via the carrier as
determined and designated by Sponsor (i.e. UPS, USPS or other Sponsor
designated carrier), or as otherwise specified by Sponsor. Allow eight (8) – twelve (12) weeks for gift
card prize delivery.
Once emailed, delivered/transferred via email,
mobile delivery and/or shipped, prizes shall be considered as awarded and
delivered, and Sponsor shall not be responsible for actual receipt of delivery
by winner. Sponsor shall not be responsible for any lost, late, undelivered,
misdirected, damaged or stolen delivery; or any incorrect delivery address or
information provided by winner during registration or prize claim. In the event
of any delivery issues, including undelivered, misdirected, lost or stolen
deliveries, Sponsor shall have no responsibility to replace the prize award,
and prize award shall not be substituted by Sponsor with any alternate prize
award or compensation. Winner shall look solely to designated shipper/carrier
for any lost, damaged, stolen or mis-delivered packages and not to Sponsor for
any delivery issues.
General
Prize Conditions:
All other costs and expenses
related to prize acceptance, redemption and use not specified herein as being
provided are the sole responsibility of winner, including but not limited to
delivery charges, or any incidental expenses.
All income, federal, state and local taxes are the winner’s sole
responsibility. 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. All prizes are
awarded as is, without any warranty, express or implied, by Sponsor. Failure to collect or properly claim prize in
accordance with these rules will result in forfeiture of the prize. If forfeited for any reason, participant 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. All properly claimed prizes will be awarded. Any unclaimed prizes will not be awarded.
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 Contest. In the event an entrant wins a prize, and is
later found to be in violation of these Official Rules, he/she will be required
to forfeit the prize or to reimburse Sponsor for the stated ARV of the prize if
such violation is discovered after winner has used the prize. Participation in the Contest constitutes
permission for the Sponsor and its designees to use entrants’ names, cities and
states of residence and/or likenesses for purposes of advertising and trade in
any and all media now or hereafter known worldwide in 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, personal injury or death), damages, losses, loss of personal
property, or expenses arising out of or relating to entrant’s participation in
this Contest, 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 Force Majeure Event (as defined hereafter). The term “Force Majeure Event” as used herein
shall mean, without limitation, the following:
acts of God; strikes, lockouts or other labor or industrial
disturbances; acts of public enemies; war; cyber-attack; orders or restraints
of any kind from any governmental, civil or military authority or from any of
its departments, agencies or officials (except when such governmental action
results from a party’s failure or refusal to comply with any applicable law,
rule, or regulation); insurrections; riots; power failure or surges;
landslides; earthquakes; fires; storms; lightning; droughts; floods;
explosions; pest damage; viruses; plagues; diseases; epidemics; pandemics; acts
or omissions of communications or other carriers; and any other cause or event
not reasonably within the control of the Released Parties.
Entrants 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 an entrant to complete or continue an entry due to equipment malfunction,
busy lines, inadvertent disconnections, acts beyond the Sponsor’s control
(including, without limitation, a Force Majeure Event), or otherwise. Sponsor
disclaims any liability for entries not received due to technical difficulties
or transmission errors. 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 Contest, 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 Contest. 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 Contest, including,
without limitation, errors which may occur in connection with the printing or
advertising of this Contest, administration or execution of the Contest, the
cancellation of the Contest, 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 Contest website.
Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, modify,
or terminate the Contest for any reason, including, but not limited to, fraud,
misconduct, regulatory requirement, Force Majeure Event or as required by
applicable law, or if any technical failures, internet difficulty or
programming error destroy or threaten the integrity of the Contest, 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 Contest as determined by Sponsor/Administrator, in their sole discretion.
In the event of early termination of the Contest, Sponsor reserves the right to
determine any prize winners from among all eligible, non-suspect entries
received as of the time/date of such termination.
Except where prohibited, participation in the Contest
constitutes each winner’s consent to Sponsor’s, Administrator’s, and their
agents’ use of each winner’s name, likeness, photograph, voice, quotes,
statements, opinions, biographical information and/or hometown and state for
promotional purposes in any media now known or hereinafter invented, worldwide,
without further payment or consideration.
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 Contest, 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 Contest, 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 Contest, 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.
DISCLAIMER
OF WARRANTIES: SPONSOR IS PROVIDING THE CONTEST ON AN “AS
IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. SPONSOR
DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THE CONTEST OR THE TECHNOLOGY USED TO
PROVIDE IT: (1) WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR SECURE; (2) WILL BE FREE OF DEFECTS,
INACCURACIES OR ERRORS; OR (3) WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR ENABLE YOU TO
PARTICIPATE IN IT. THE RELEASED PARTIES
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