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:
$25,000 CASH OUT SWEEPSTAKES (the “Sweepstakes”): Beginning February 1, 2016 at 12:01 AM (ET) through January 31,
2018 at 11:59 PM (ET) (the “Entry Period”), go to www.countryliving.com 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. Winner Selection: Winner[s]
(individually and collectively, the “Winner”) will be selected on or about March
31st, 2018 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 Hearst Magazines
Consumer Marketing, whose decisions are final.
Odds of winning will depend upon the total number of eligible entries
received. In the event Canadians
are eligible to enter as specified in the Eligibility paragraph below, and if
there is a Canadian Winner, the Winner will be required to correctly answer a
mathematical skill testing question as a condition of receiving the prize. Prizes
& Approximate Retail Value: One (1) Winner will receive a check for
$25,000. Any difference between the stated ARV and the actual value of the
prize will not be awarded in any form.
2.
Winner Notification: Winner will be notified
within one (1) month of the last day of the Sweepstakes, via e-mail, and/or at
Sponsor’s discretion, via phone or postal mail. In the event the Winner doesn’t
respond to Sponsor’s notification or does not accept the prize within five (5)
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 or fails to
provide signed affidavits or releases, 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 Winner(s): For the name of the Winner, send a separate
self-addressed, stamped envelope to Hearst Magazines, Floor 10, $25,000 CASH
OUT Sweepstakes Winners’ List, Hearst Communications, Inc., 300 West 57th
Street NY, NY 10019 within two (2) months from the Winner notification date as
specified above.
3.
ENTRIES: Limit one (1) entry per
person and per email address, per day, per unique brand presentation for
Sweepstakes regardless of method of entry.
Multiple entries from the same person in violation of the above 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. Online
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.
ELIGIBILITY: Open to legal residents of the 50 United
States and the District of Columbia, who have reached the age
of 13 in their state or territory of residence at time of entry. Void in
Puerto Rico and 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.
5.
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. 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 (or, if a minor, in the name of the minor) 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 (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 seven
(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.
Winner hereby further agrees that it will sign any documents necessary to
transfer copyright of his/her submitted entry, if applicable, to Sponsor within
seven (7) 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.
6.
INTERNET/mobile:
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.
7.
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.
8.
SPONSOR: The Sponsor of this Sweepstakes is Hearst Communications,
Inc., 300 W. 57th Street, New York, NY 10019.