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: Miele Sweepstakes (the
“Sweepstakes”): Beginning May
10, 2016, at 12:01 AM (ET) through June 14, 2016 at 11:59 PM (ET) (the “Entry
Period”), go to goodhousekeeping.com/miele on a computer or wireless device and
submit the entry form pursuant to the onscreen instructions. 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 June 20, 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 Good Housekeeping, 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 one (1) Miele G 6565 SCVi SF Lumen Dishwasher (ARV:
$1800). Total
ARV of all prizes awarded: $1800).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(s) of the Winner(s),
send a separate self-addressed, stamped envelope to Good Housekeeping, 28th
Floor, Miele 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. .
1.
ELIGIBILITY: Open to legal residents of the 50 United
States and the District of Columbia, who have reached the
age of majority 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.
2.
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.
3.
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.
4.
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.
5.
SPONSOR: The Sponsor of this Sweepstakes is Hearst Communications,
Inc., 300 W. 57th Street, New York, NY 10019.