The OFFICIAL
RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL
NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
1.
HOW TO ENTER: Car and Driver Skip Barber Racing School Sweepstakes
(“Sweepstakes”). Go to caranddriver.com/skipbarber starting August 9, 2016
at 12:01 AM. ET, ending September 12, 2016 at 11:59 PM ET, on a computer or
wireless device and complete and submit the entry form. Important Notice: You
may be charged for visiting the mobile website in accordance with the terms of
your service agreement with your carrier. Please consult your wireless service
provider regarding your pricing plan. You must use a Smartphone device to
participate via your mobile phone. Not all mobile phone providers carry the
necessary service to participate. Check your phone capabilities for specific
Internet instructions. If your data usage exceeds what is allotted by your data
plan, you could be subject to additional fees by your carrier. Please contact
your mobile service provider with any questions regarding your bill. Winners/Prizes and Approximate Retail
Value: One (1) Winner will win a
trip to Atlanta, GA to attend the Skip Barber Three-Day Racing School at Road
Atlanta (the “Prize(s)”). Prize includes: (i) round-trip coach air
transportation for one (1) person from major airport nearest Winner’s residence
to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ARV: $500; ARV may vary
depending on the location of the Winner’s residence); (ii) four (4)-nights’
hotel accommodations (one room, standard accommodations) (ARV: $1,000); (iii) admission
to Skip Barber Three Day Racing School held at Road Atlanta (ARV: $4,725). Total
Approximate Retail Value: $6,225. Any difference between the stated ARV
and the actual value of the prize will not be awarded in any form.
Winner must possess a
valid U.S. driver’s license and provide proof of automobile liability
insurance. Hotel
accommodations are at Sponsor’s discretion, subject to availability, and
blackout dates may apply. If, in the
judgment of Sponsor, air travel is not required due to Winner’s proximity to
prize location, ground transportation will be substituted for roundtrip air
travel at Sponsor’s sole discretion and no additional compensation will be
provided. Winner must travel on dates specified by Sponsor. Arrangements must
be made at least sixty (60) days prior to departure. Trip must be completed within one (1) year
from the end-date of the Sweepstakes or Prize will be forfeited. Once scheduled, the itinerary cannot be
altered and failure of Winner to follow such a schedule shall not obligate
Sponsor in any way to provide the Winner with alternate arrangements. Winner
will be solely responsible for all meals, incidental expenses, tips and
gratuities, income and other taxes, ground transportation, and all other costs
and expenses not otherwise specified herein. Winner must possess valid
travel documents and execute all Publicity/Liability Release(s) (submitted both
by Sponsor and Skip Barber Racing School and Road Atlanta) prior to departure
(except for Skip Barber Racing School releases and Road Atlanta forms, which
must be signed by Winner at the event). If a Winner doesn’t respond to winner
notification within five (5) business days, the Prize will be forfeited and
alternative winner will be selected. Winner
accepts all risks and liabilities associated with acceptance of the prize,
including but not limited to personal injury and damage to property.
WINNER SELECTION: Winners (individually
and collectively, the “Winner”) will be selected on or about September 13, 2016
in a random drawing from among all eligible entries received. In the event the Sponsor does not receive any
eligible entries, the Sponsor has the right to cancel the Sweepstakes. Drawing will be conducted by Car and Driver Magazine,
whose decisions are final. Odds of
winning will depend upon the total number of eligible entries received. WINNER
NOTIFICATION: Winner will be notified via phone or e-mail at Sponsor’s
discretion on or about September 13, 2016.
In the event the Winner doesn’t respond to Sponsor’s notification or
does not accept the prize within five business days of notification, the prize
will be deemed forfeited and an alternate Winner will be selected. In the event
that any one or more potential Winner(s) fails to respond as stated above,
declines the prize, such Winner(s) will be deemed to forfeit the prize and
Sponsor will select an alternate Winner(s) from the remaining eligible
entrants. If any alternate(s) similarly fails to respond or declines the prize,
Sponsor will use a reasonable number of attempts, in its discretion, to award
the prize(s) to another alternate(s) but if it is unable to do so, the prize(s)
will be finally forfeited and Sponsor shall have no further liability in
connection with this Sweepstakes. LIST
OF WINNERS: For the name of the
Winner, send a separate self-addressed, stamped envelope to Car and Driver Magazine,
Floor 10, Car and Driver Skip Barber Racing School Sweepstakes Winners’ List, Hearst Communications, Inc., 300 West 57th
Street NY, NY 10019 within two (2) months from the end of the Sweepstakes.
2. ELIGIBILITY:
Open to legal residents of the 48 contiguous
states and the District of Columbia, who have reached the age of majority in
his or her state or territory of residence at the time of entry. Void in Puerto
Rico, Alaska, Hawaii and where prohibited by law. In order to demonstrate basic
driving skills, all entrants must possess a valid U.S. driver’s license and automobile
liability insurance (NOTE: auto liability insurance generally excludes driving
on racetracks). Employees of Hearst Communications, Inc. and their
respective 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 employees whether
legally related or not) are not eligible.
3. ENTRIES: Limit
one (1) entry per person. Multiple
entries from the same person on the same day will be disqualified. Entries become the property of the Sponsor
and will not be returned. Proof of
submission does not constitute proof of receipt. If applicable, inaccurate, lost, late,
misdirected or incomplete or entry forms that have been tampered with will be
disqualified. Entrants must have valid
email address and it is entrant’s responsibility to update Sponsor of any
change in email address. If there is a
dispute as to the identity of an online 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, carrier, or other organization (e.g.,
business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning the
email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email
address.
4. CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION: 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. The
Winner is required to comply with any and all applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules and regulations., and
all Skip Barber rules applicable to its Three-Day Racing School. All federal, state and local taxes, and any
other costs not specifically provided for in these Official Rules are solely
the Winner’s responsibility. If the actual retail value of any Winner’s prize
is $600 or more, the Winner must complete a W9 form and supply Sponsor with
his/her social security number for tax purposes. An IRS Form 1099 will be issued in the name
of the Winner for the actual value of the prizes received. Sponsor shall have
no responsibility or obligation to the Winner or potential Winner who are
unable or unavailable to accept or utilize prizes as described herein. 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
Sweepstakes. Winner may be required to
sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release and where
legally permissible a Publicity Release within five (5) 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. Winner hereby further agrees that it will
sign any documents necessary to transfer copyright of his/her submitted entry,
if applicable, to Sponsor within five (5) days following the date of first
attempted notification. By entering, Entrant grants permission for Sponsor, and
any of its affiliates and subsidiaries, participating advertising and promotion
agencies, and prize suppliers to use the entrant’s submission (including an
altered form of the entry), if any, for editorial, advertising and promotional
purposes without additional compensation, unless prohibited by law. If images
are being submitted to Sponsor as a requirement for entry, Entrants agree that
they have all rights to use the images submitted and to allow Sponsor, any of
its affiliates and subsidiaries, participating advertising and promotion agencies,
and prize suppliers to reuse any of the images, without any liability, for
editorial, advertising and promotional purposes. Additionally, acceptance of
the prize by Winner constitutes permission for Sponsor and any affiliates and
subsidiaries, participating advertising and promotion agencies, and prize
suppliers to use Winner’s name and/or likeness and biographical material for
editorial, 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 Sweepstakes 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 Sweepstakes 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, at any Web site, or via the mobile phone or
any combination thereof. If for any
reason the Internet or mobile phone 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 of affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper
conduct of this Sweepstakes, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion
to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes. 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 the Sweepstakes if it determines that said entrant is
attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes 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 Sweepstakes 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 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 Sweepstakes and all aspects related thereto.
7. SPONSOR: The Sponsor of this Sweepstakes is Hearst Communications,
Inc., 300 W. 57th St., New York, NY 10019.