OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL
NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING
MUST BE AVAILABLE FOR TRAVEL ON SEPTEMBER
10, 2015.
1.
How
To Enter: ELLE Fashion Week Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”): Beginning July 14, 2015
at 12:01 AM (ET) through August 11, 2015 at 11:59 PM (ET), go to elle.com/ellefashionweek
on a computer or wireless device and complete and submit the entry form. Wireless
Entries: 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 August 13, 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 ELLE Magazine,
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 three (3) - night trip for two (2) people to two
(2) NY Fashion Week Shows: Friday 9/11/15 at Skylight Clarkson Square and
Saturday 9/12/15 at Skylight Moynihan station.
The prize package includes: (i) round-trip coach air transportation for
two (2) people from major airport nearest winner’s residence to JFK Airport
(ARV: $800 per person, which may vary depending on the location of the Winner’s
residence); (ii) three (3)-night hotel accommodations (one room, standard
accommodations, double occupancy) (ARV: $1200); (iii) $1,000; (iv) two (2)
invites to 2 New York Fashion Week Shows: Friday 9/11/15 at Skylight Clarkson Square and
Saturday 9/12/15 at Skylight Moynihan station. Each invite admits two (2) people (Winner
and guest). Guest attending the shows
must be 21 years or older. Invites will
be available at the Fashion Week venue at “Will Call”. Please Note: Address of shows will be provided by the
Sponsor a reasonable time prior to the shows.
Sponsor suggests for Winner and guest to arrive at the shows least one
(1) hour before they start. No
admittance without an invite or after the shows have begun. Total ARV or all
prizes awarded: $3800. Any difference between the stated ARV and the
actual value of the prize will not be awarded in any form. In the
event the Winner is unable to travel to attend the invites to the 2 New York
Fashion Week shows, the prize will be forfeited and the Sponsor will select an
alternate Winner. In the event the 2 New
York Fashion Shows are cancelled or postponed, this portion of the prize will
not be awarded and the remainder of the prize will be awarded to the Winner. In
the event that the winner lives within 200 miles from the destination, alternative
transportation will be provided and no additional compensation will be
provided.
2.
Winner Notification: Winner will be notified
on or about August 13, 2015 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 two (2) business days of
notification, the prize will be deemed forfeited and an alternate Winner will
be selected. In the event the Winner (or potential Winner), 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. List of Winner(s): For the name of the Winner, send a separate
self-addressed, stamped envelope to ELLE Magazine, 24th Floor & ELLE
Fashion Week 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 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. .
4.
ELIGIBILITY: Open to legal residents of the 48 Contiguous
United States, the District of Columbia and Canada, who are
21 years or older in their state, territory or Province of residence at time of
entry. Void in Quebec, Alaska, Hawaii and 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,
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
may be required to sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, a
Liability Release and where legally permissible a Publicity Release within three
(3) business 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
three (3) 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.