Official Rules
1. NO
PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR TO WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE
YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. ALL FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL LAWS
AND REGULATIONS APPLY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
2. Eligibility. Subject to the additional restrictions below, the Win a pair of tickets to Velvet Sessions (the “Sweepstakes”) is open to "legal
U.S. residents (excluding Puerto Rico) who are 21 years or older and
are physically located in the U.S. at the time of entry”, and each of
their respective affiliated companies, subsidiaries, and advertising and
promotional agencies, and the family members of, and any persons
domiciled with, any such employees, are not eligible to enter or to
win. The term “family members” includes spouses, parents, grandparents,
siblings, children, grandchildren and in-laws, regardless of where they
live.
3. How To Enter. The Sweepstakes will begin at 12:01 a.m. (E.T.) on July 19th, 2013 and end at 11:59 p.m. (E.T.) on July 23rd, 2013 (the “Sweepstakes Period”). Sponsor will be the official timekeeper for the Sweepstakes.
Enter by visiting the Win a pair of tickets to Velvet Sessions
official registration page at http://wmmo.upickem.net/engine/Registration.aspx?contestid=99393 and
completing all of the required information and following all posted
instructions. By participating in the Sweepstakes, you agree to be bound
by Sponsor’s Visitor Agreement and Privacy Policy.
Maximum one (1) entry per person and per email address during the Sweepstakes Period.
The use of
multiple identities and/or accounts is prohibited, and any attempt to
obtain more than the stated number of entries will void that
participant’s entries and may result in participant’s disqualification.
Incomplete, forged, altered, automated, mechanically-reproduced, lost,
late, misdirected, garbled or illegible entries will be disqualified.
Sponsor will not be responsible for failure to receive entries due to
transmission failures or technical failures of any kind, including,
without limitation, malfunctioning of any network, hardware or software,
whether originating with sender, Sponsor, or Sponsor’s Sweepstakes
application service provider. In the
event of a dispute, all online entries will be deemed to have been
submitted by the owner of the ISP account from which they were sent,
provided that such person satisfies all other Sweepstakes eligibility
requirements. For these purposes, an ISP account holder shall mean the
natural person assigned to such ISP account by the Internet access
provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for
assigning ISP addresses for the domain associated with such ISP account.
All entries become property of Sponsor and none will be returned. Any questions regarding the number of entries submitted or
the owner of an ISP account shall be determined by Sponsor in its sole
discretion, and Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any entries by
persons who submit false or misleading entry information or who Sponsor
determines to be tampering with or abusing any aspect of the
Sweepstakes.
4. Winner Selection and Odds. On or about July 24th, 2013,
Sponsor will select one (1) potential Grand Prize Winner in a random
drawing from among all eligible entries received during the Sweepstakes
Period.
Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.
5. Prize Description.
One (1) Grand Prize: Subject to verification of eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules, one (1) Grand Prize Winner will receive a pair of tickets to Velvet Sessions.
Limit: One (1) prize per person and per household.
6. Winner Notification and Acceptance. Potential winners will be notified on or aboutJuly 24th, 2013 at the telephone number provided on the potential winner’s entry form. They will then be asked to provide their email address for further information on how to receive the tickets.
To claim his/her prize, the potential winner must personally visit Cox Media Group at 4192 N. John Young Parkway, Orlando, FL within 30 days after notification (office visits must be between the hours of 8:30 a.m. (E.S.T.) and 5:30 p.m. (E.S.T.) weekdays) and must present a valid government-issued photo ID.
Potential winners
may be required to complete an affidavit of eligibility, and a liability
and publicity release (except where prohibited by law), which must be
notarized.
Sponsor’s
inability to reach a potential winner after a reasonable (as solely
determined by Sponsor) effort has been made, the failure of a potential
winner to timely respond to a prize notification, the return of any
prize notification as undeliverable, and/or
a potential winner’s failure to comply with any term or condition of
these Official Rules may, in Sponsor’s sole discretion, result in the
potential winner’s disqualification and the selection of a substitute
winner by a random drawing from among all remaining eligible entries
received during the Sweepstakes Period.
A PARTICIPANT IS
NOT A WINNER OF ANY PRIZE UNLESS AND UNTIL SPONSOR HAS COMPLETED ITS
VERIFICATION OF PARTICIPANT’S ELIGIBILITY.
A winner may waive
the right to receive a prize. Prizes are non-assignable and
nontransferable and cannot be redeemed for cash. No substitutions
allowed by winner. Prizes and individual components of prize packages
are subject to availability. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute
prizes or components of prize packages with a prize or component of
equal or greater value. Winner is solely responsible for reporting and
payment of any taxes on a prize. Winner may be required to provide
his/her valid Social Security Number to Sponsor for tax purposes and/or
complete an IRS W-9 form in order to claim a prize. Winners are solely
responsible for all federal, state and local taxes on prize value and,
as applicable, will be issued an IRS Form 1099 based on the prize value
determined by Sponsor. Prizes not won and claimed by eligible winners in
accordance with these Official Rules will not be awarded and will
remain the property of Sponsor.
7. Publicity.
Except where prohibited, acceptance of any prize constitutes the
winner’s irrevocable consent to the publication or other use by Sponsor
and its licensees of his or her name, biographical information and
likeness in any media, including the Internet, for any commercial,
publicity or promotional purpose, without limitation, review or
approval, or additional compensation.
8. Participation.
By participating, participants agree to be bound by these Official
Rules and the decisions of Sponsor and any Sweepstakes judges or
administrators selected by Sponsor, which are final and binding in all
respects. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify persons found
tampering with or otherwise abusing any aspect of this Sweepstakes as
solely determined by Sponsor. In the event the Sweepstakes is
compromised by a virus, non-authorized
human intervention, tampering or other causes beyond the reasonable
control of Sponsor which corrupt or impair the administration, security,
fairness or proper operation of the Sweepstakes, Sponsor reserves the
right in its sole discretion to suspend, modify or terminate the
Sweepstakes. Should the Sweepstakes be terminated prior to the stated
expiration date, Sponsor reserves the right to award prizes based on the
entries received before the termination date. Proof of sending or
submission of an entry will not be deemed proof of receipt by Sponsor.
9. Release.
BY PARTICIPATING IN THE SWEEPSTAKES, EACH PARTICIPANT AGREES TO FULLY
RELEASE, FOREVER DISCHARGE AND HOLD HARMLESS SPONSOR, COX MEDIA GROUP,
INC., COX ENTERPRISES, INC., HARD ROCK HOTEL AND
THEIR RESPECTIVE SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, SUPPLIERS, DISTRIBUTORS,
ADVERTISING/PROMOTION AGENCIES, AND PRIZE SUPPLIERS AND EACH SUCH
COMPANY’S OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES, AND
SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS (COLLECTIVELY, THE “RELEASED PARTIES”) FROM AND
AGAINST ANY CLAIMS, COSTS, LIABILITIES, LOSSES, INJURIES, AND DAMAGES
ARISING OUT OF THE SWEEPSTAKES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY
CLAIMS FOR PERSONAL INJURY, DEATH, OR DAMAGE TO OR LOSS OF PROPERTY,
LOSS OF ENJOYMENT, OR ANY OTHER HARM WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF: (1)
PARTICIPATION IN THE SWEEPSTAKES; (2) THE QUALITY, RECEIPT, POSSESSION,
USE, OR MISUSE OF ANY PRIZE; OR (3) ANY TRAVEL OR ACTIVITY THAT IS
RELATED TO THE SWEEPSTAKES OR ANY PRIZE.
10. Limitations of Liability.
By PARTICIPATING IN the Sweepstakes, PARTICIPANTs acknowledge and agree
that EVERYTHING REGARDING THIS SWEEPSTAKES, INCLUDING THE WEB SITE AND
THE prize(S), ARE provided “as is” and that Sponsor makes no
representations or warranties OF ANY KIND, express or implied, about the
Prize(S) and sponsor hereby DISCLAIMS all such warranties, including,
but not limited to, any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness
for a particular purpose. (BECAUSE SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE
EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN IMPLIED WARRANTIES, THE ABOVE
LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH STATES, THE LIABILITY OF THE
RELEASED PARTIES IS LIMITED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY SUCH
STATE LAW.)
The Released
Parties are not responsible for: (1) any incorrect or inaccurate
information, whether caused by PARTICIPANTs, printing OR PRODUCTION
errors, or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or
EMPLOYED in the Sweepstakes; (2) technical failures of any kind,
including, but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or
disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (3)
unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the
Sweepstakes; (4) technical or human error which may occur in the
administration of the Sweepstakes, the processing of entries, or the
notification of any winner; or (5) any injury or damage to persons or
property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in
part, from A PARTICIPANT’S participation in the Sweepstakes or receipt
or use or misuse of any prize.
Only the number of
prizes stated in these Official Rules is available to be won in the
Sweepstakes. In the event that production, technical, seeding,
programming, or any other reasons cause more than the stated number of
prizes as set forth in these Official Rules to be available and/or
claimed, Sponsor reserves the right to award the prizes by a random
drawing among all legitimate eligible prize claims.
11. Construction.
The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these rules
shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision.
In the event that any such provision is determined to be invalid or
otherwise unenforceable, these Official Rules shall be construed in
accordance with their terms as if the invalid or unenforceable provision
was not contained therein.
12. Sponsor. The Win a pair of tickets to Velvet Sessions is sponsored by Hard Rock Hotel.
The decisions of Sponsor regarding the selection of winners and all
other aspects of the Sweepstakes shall be final and binding in all
respects. Sponsor will not be responsible for typographical, printing
or other inadvertent errors in these Official Rules or in other
materials or announcements relating to the Sweepstakes. For a list of
winners (available after July 24th, 2013)
or a copy of these Official Rules, send a self-addressed, stamped
envelope to “Winners List/Official Rules” (as applicable), titled Win a pair of tickets to Velvet Sessions to 4192 N. John Young Parkway, Orlando, FL 32804. If you have any questions regarding this Sweepstakes, please contact Laura Peters at 321-281-2171
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