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: Country Living
Atlanta Fair Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”): Beginning August 4,
2015 at 12:01 AM (ET) through September 21, 2015 at 11:59 PM (ET) (the “Entry
Period”), go to countryliving.com/takemetothefair on a computer or wireless
device and fill out the 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 September 22, 2015
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 Country Living, 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 Winner will win admission for two (2)
people to the Atlanta Country Living Fair from October 23rd through
October 25th 2015; a meet and greet with Country Living Magazine’s
Editor in Chief, Rachel Hardage Barrett and a $1,000 check which may be used
towards travel/lodging expenses. TRANSPORTATION AND ACCOMODATIONS NOT
INCLUDED. Total ARV: $1,015. In the
event the Winner is unable to attend the fair which is tentatively scheduled
for October 23rd through October 25th 2015, then Winner
will have to forfeit the entire prize and the Sponsor will have the right to
select another Winner. In the event the Country Living Atlanta Fair is
cancelled or postponed for any reason or the meet and greet with Country Living
Magazine’s Editor in Chief, Rachel Hardage Barrett is cancelled for any reason, Sponsor reserves the right to award the remainder
of the prize with no further obligation to the Winner. In the event the Winner
is unable to attend the Country Living Atlanta Fair then Winner will have to
forfeit the entire prize and the Sponsor will have the right to select another
Winner. Any difference between the stated ARV and the actual value of the prize
will not be awarded in any form. Winner will be solely responsible for all
lodging, meals, incidental expenses, tips and gratuities, income and other
taxes, air transportation, ground transportation, and all other costs and
expenses not otherwise specified herein. All travelers must possess valid
travel documents. The travel companion
of Winner must execute a Publicity/Liability Release prior to departure. 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(s) of the Winner(s), send a separate self-addressed, stamped envelope to Country
Living, Country Living Atlanta Fair Sweepstakes List, Hearst Communications,
Inc., 2901 2nd Ave. South Suite 270, Birmingham, AL 35233 within two (2) months
from the Winner notification date as specified above.
1.
ENTRIES: Limit one (1) entry
per person for Sweepstakes. Multiple
entries from the same person 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. .
2.
ELIGIBILITY: Open to legal residents of the 50 United
States and the District of Columbia, who have reached the
age of 18 in their state or territory of residence at time of entry. Legal
residents of Canada (excluding Quebec) who have reached the aforementioned age
in their province of residence at time of entry are also eligible to enter. Void
in Puerto Rico and where prohibited by law.
Employees of Sponsor, its parents, affiliates and subsidiaries,
participating advertising and promotion agencies, independent judging
organizations, 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.
3.
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,
provincial, if Canadians are eligible to enter, 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.
4.
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.
5.
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.
6.
SPONSOR: The Sponsor of this Sweepstakes is
Hearst Communications, Inc., 300 W. 57th Street, New York, NY 10019.