OFFICIAL
RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL
NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
1.
THE “Dream Getaway with O” SWEEPSTAKES: How To Enter:
Beginning
April 16, 2013 at 12:01 AM (ET) through May 13, 2013 at 11:59 PM
(ET), go to oprah.com/dreamgetaway and complete and submit the entry form pursuant to
the on-screen instructions. Winner Selection: Winner will be
selected in a random drawing from among all eligible entries received on or
about May 17, 2013. Drawing
will be conducted O, The Oprah Magazine whose decisions are final. Odds of winning will depend upon the total
number of eligible entries received. Prizes
& Approximate Retail Value: One (1) winner will receive a prize package
consisting of the following: two (2) round-trip coach airfare tickets to New
York City from major airport nearest Winner’s residence, two (2) nights for two
(2) at the Peninsula Hotel (two (2) Grand Luxe Rooms), a spa package for two
including a spa lunch (2), continental breakfast for two (2), haircut color and
makeup, medical facial, eyebrow shaping, shopping spree for two (2) at Lord and
Taylor, bra fitting and bras, and two (2) American express gift cards ($500
each) for dining expenses. (ARV: $19,713). In addition, the winner will receive $5,914
in cash, which he/she may use, if they so elect, to help defray any tax
liability they may incur in connection with their acceptance of the prize
package. Total Approximate Retail Value
(“ARV”) of Prize Package: $25,627.
Hotel accommodations are provided
at Sponsor’s discretion and subject to availability. Blackout dates may apply (May13-16, 2013 and
September 22-26, 2013). All travelers
must possess valid travel documents.
Winner must travel on dates specified by Sponsor. Trip must be taken by
November 31, 2013. Arrangements must be
made at least thirty days prior to departure.
Once scheduled, the itinerary cannot be altered. In the event the Winner
resides less than 100 miles from New York City, Sponsor reserves the right to
provide an alternate mode of travel. Winner will be notified via phone, e-mail,
or postal mail, at Sponsor’s discretion, on or about May 20, 2013. Winner’s List: For winner’s name, log onto the website oprah.com/dreamgetaway
after June 1, 2013. Incomplete,
misdirected, inaccurate, lost, late, delayed, undelivered, entry forms or entry
that have been tampered with will be disqualified.
2.
ENTRIES: Limit (1) one entry per person and per
e-mail address for “The Dream Getaway with O” Sweepstakes (hereinafter referred
to as the “Promotion”). Entries using
macro, robotic, script or other forms of automatic entry will be
disqualified. Entries
become the property of the Sponsor and will not be returned. No mechanically reproduced entries
permitted. Proof of submission does not
constitute proof of receipt. Sponsor is
not responsible for lost, late, mutilated, misdirected, incomplete, inaccurate
or postage due entries. 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 or other organization (e.g., business,
educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning email
addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address.
3.
ELIGIBILITY: Open to legal residents of the 48 Continuous
United States and the District of Columbia who are 21 years
or older at time of entry. Void in
Puerto Rico, Alaska, Hawaii, and where prohibited by law. Employees, officers, directors, or agents of
Sponsor and prize providers, or their respective parents, affiliated entities
and subsidiaries, participation advertising and promotion agencies (and members
of their immediate family and/or those living in the same household of each
such employee) are not eligible to enter or win.
4.
CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION: Online entrants must have valid e-mail
address and it is entrant’s responsibility to update Sponsor of any change in
e-mail address. 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 expressed 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. All federal, state, provincial and local laws
and regulations apply. 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 Promotion. Winners (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 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 the entry to Sponsor within 7 days following the date
of first attempted notification. Acceptance of the prize constitutes permission
for Sponsor and its agencies to use winner’s name and/or likeness, biographical
material and/or entry (including an altered form of the entry) for 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 Promotion 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 Promotion 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 or at any Web site or any combination
thereof. If for any reason the Internet
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 or affect the
administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this
Promotion, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel,
terminate, modify or suspend the Promotion.
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 a Promotion if it determines that
said entrant is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the
Promotion 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
Promotion 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 Promotion 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; (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 Promotion and all aspects
related thereto.
7.
SPONSOR: The Sponsor of these Promotions is Hearst Communications,
Inc., 300 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019.