OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL
NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING
1. THE BIGGEST LOSER RESORT GETAWAY
SWEEPSTAKES: How To Enter: Beginning December 14, 2010 at 12:01 AM (ET) through January
25, 2011 at 11:59 PM (ET), go to http://www.redbookmag.com/biggestloser, and
complete and submit the entry form pursuant to the on-screen instructions. Winner Selection: Winners will be
selected in a random drawing from among all eligible entries received on or
about January 31, 2011. Drawing will
be conducted by Redbook magazine whose
decisions are final. Odds of winning
will depend upon the total number of eligible entries received. Prize
& Approximate Retail Value: One (1) grand prize winner will win a trip
to The Biggest Loser Resort at Fitness Ridge in Malibu, California.
Prize includes: (i) round-trip coach air
transportation for two (2) people from major airport nearest winner’s residence;
(ii) private accommodations for two (2) for one (1) week (individual cabins); (iii)
one (1) spa treatment for two (2) people; and (iv) ground transportation for
two (2) from the airport to The Biggest Loser Resort at Fitness Ridge in Malibu.
In the event the winner lives within 200 miles from destination, alternative
transportation will be provided. Resort accommodations are provided at
Sponsor’s discretion, and subject to availability. Blackout dates may apply. All travelers must possess valid travel
documents. Winner must take the trip
within one year from date of award. Arrangements
must be made at least thirty (30) days prior to departure. Once the travel
schedule has been arranged, it cannot be altered and failure of Winner to
follow such schedule shall not obligate Sponsor in any way to provide the
winner with alternate arrangements. Total Approximate Retail Value:
$6,480.00. Winner will be notified via phone, e-mail or postal mail, at
Sponsor’s discretion, on or about February 7, 2011. Winner’s List: For winner’s
name, send a separate self-addressed, stamped envelope to 300 West 57th Street, New
York, NY 10019
by April 7, 2011. Incomplete entry forms or entry forms that have been tampered
with will be disqualified.
2. ENTRIES: Limit (1) one entry per household for
THE BIGGEST LOSER RESORT GETAWAY (referred to as the “Promotion”). Multiple entries from the same household will
be disqualified. Entries using macro,
robotic, script or other forms of automatic entry will be disqualified. Entries become the
property of the Sponsor and will not be returned. No mechanically reproduced entries
permitted. Proof of submission does not
constitute proof of receipt. If there
is a dispute as to the identity of entrant, the prize will be awarded to the
authorized account holder of the email address.
The “authorized account holder” is defined as the natural person to whom
the email address is assigned by an internet service provider, online service
provider or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution, etc.)
that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated
with the submitted email address.
3. ELIGIBILITY: Open to legal residents of the 50 United States, the District
of Columbia, and Puerto Rico who
have reached the age of majority in his or her state or territory of residence at time of entry. Void
where prohibited by law. Employees of
Sponsor, its parents, affiliates and subsidiaries, participating advertising
and promotion agencies, and prize suppliers (and members of their immediate
family and/or those living in the same of household of each such employee) are
not eligible.
4. CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION: Entrants must have valid e-mail address and
it is entrant’s responsibility to update Sponsor of any change in e-mail
address. Expenses not specifically
included in prize description and all taxes are the sole responsibility of the
winner. Each prize is awarded “as is”
with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied outside of
manufacturer's limited warranty. No
transfer, assignment or substitution of a prize permitted, except Sponsor
reserves the right to substitute prize for an item of equal or greater value in
the event an advertised prize is unavailable.
All federal, state, provincial and local laws and regulations apply. Entrants agree to be bound by the terms of
these Official Rules and by the decisions of Sponsor, which are final and
binding on all matters pertaining to this Promotion. Winners (and parent or legal guardian if
winner is a minor) may be required to sign and return an Affidavit of
Eligibility, a Liability Release and where legally permissible a Publicity
Release within 7 days following the date of first attempted notification. Failure to comply with this deadline may
result in forfeiture of the prize and selection of an alternate winner. Return of any prize/prize notification as
undeliverable may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate
winner. Travel companion of Winner must
also execute a Publicity/Liability Release prior to ticketing and must possess
required travel document (e.g. valid photo I.D.) prior to departure. Acceptance of the prize constitutes permission
for Sponsor and its agencies to use winner’s name and/or likeness, biographical
material and/or entry (including an altered form of the entry) for advertising
and promotional purposes without additional compensation, unless prohibited by
law. By accepting prize, winner agrees
to hold Sponsor, its advertising and promotion agencies and their respective
parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, representative agents,
successors, assigns, officers, directors, and employees harmless for any injury
or damage caused or claimed to be caused by participation in the Promotion or
acceptance or use of the prize. Sponsor
is not responsible for any printing, typographical, mechanical or other error
in the printing of the offer, administration of the Promotion or in the
announcement of the prize.
5. INTERNET: Sponsor is not responsible for
electronic transmission errors resulting in omission, interruption, deletion,
defect, delay in operations or transmission, theft or destruction or
unauthorized access to or alterations of entry materials, or for technical,
network, telephone equipment, electronic, computer, hardware or software
malfunctions or limitations of any kind, or inaccurate transmissions of or
failure to receive entry information by Sponsor or presenter on account of
technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Web site or
any combination thereof. If for any
reason the Internet portion of the program is not capable of running as
planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized
intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which corrupt or
affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of
this Promotion, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel,
terminate, modify or suspend the Promotion.
Sponsor reserves the right to select winners from eligible entries
received as of the termination date.
Sponsor further reserves the right to disqualify any individual who
tampers with the entry process. Sponsor
may prohibit an entrant from participating in a Promotion if it determines that
said entrant is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Promotion
by cheating, hacking, deception or other unfair playing practices or intending
to abuse, threaten or harass other entrants.
Caution: Any attempt by a participant to deliberately damage any Web
site or undermine the legitimate operation of the Promotion is a violation of
criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves
the right to seek damages from any such participant to the fullest extent of
the law.
6. DISPUTES/CHOICE OF LAW: Except where
prohibited, each entrant agrees that: (1) any and all disputes, claims and
causes of action arising out of or connected with this Promotion or any prize
awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class
action, and exclusively by state or federal courts situated in New York, NY,
(2) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual
out-of-pocket costs incurred, but in no event attorneys' fees; and (3) no
punitive, incidental, special, consequential or other damages, including
without limitation lost profits may be awarded (collectively, "Special
Damages"), and (4) entrant hereby waives all rights to claim Special
Damages and all rights to have such damages multiplied or increased. New York
State law, without reference to New York’s choice of law
rules, governs the Promotion and all aspects related thereto.
7. SPONSOR: The Sponsor of this Promotion is Hearst Communications, Inc., 300 West 57th Street, New York NY 10019.