OFFICIAL
RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL
NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
HOW TO ENTER: Redbook
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Sweepstakes. (“Sweepstakes”). Go to redbookmag.com/hardrock
starting July 19, 2016 at 12:01 AM. ET, ending August 15, 2016 at 11:59 PM ET, 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. Winners/Prizes and Approximate Retail
Value: One (1) winner will win a
trip for four (4) people to stay at the Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya in Riviera
Maya, Mexico (the “Prize(s)”). The trip for four includes: (i) round-trip coach
air transportation for four (4) people from major airport nearest winner’s
residence to a Cancun International Airport (ARV: $1,600, which may vary
depending on the location of the Winner’s residence); (ii) four (4)-night all-inclusive
stay for four (4) people (two adults and two children) at Hard Rock Hotel
Riviera Maya in the Deluxe Family Room; stay also includes VIP
Exclusive Little Big Club™ Character Welcome, Little Big Club™ Character
Breakfast and Music Lab Experiences (ARV $2,860); and (iii) Ultimate Playtime
Package for two (2) children that includes three (3) hours of nightly
babysitting services (ARV $540). Total approximate retail value for all prizes
awarded: $5,000. Any difference between the stated ARV and the actual value of
the prize will not be awarded in any form.
Hotel
accommodations are at Sponsor’s discretion, subject to availability. Trip may
not be used during Holiday weeks (five (5) days prior or after), nor can it be
used during the timeframe of December 15, 2016 through January 15, 2017.
Additional blackout periods may apply. Trip may not be combined with any other
offers, discounts or promotions. If, in the judgment of Sponsor, air travel is
not required due to Winner’s proximity to prize location, ground transportation
will be substituted for roundtrip air travel at Sponsor’s sole discretion and
no additional compensation will be provided. Winner has up to one (1) year to
take the trip. Arrangements must be made at least 30 days prior to
departure. Once scheduled, the itinerary
cannot be altered and failure of Winner to follow such a schedule shall not
obligate Sponsor in any way to provide the Winner with alternate arrangements.
In the event the Winner is unable to take the trip, then Winner will have to
forfeit the entire prize and the Sponsor will have the right to select another
Winner. Winner will be solely responsible for all meals, incidental expenses,
tips and gratuities, income and other taxes, ground transportation, and all
other costs and expenses not otherwise specified herein. Resort credit, tours
and airport transfers are not included in the trip. A charge of US $10.00 per
person per night for gratuities will be due upon arrival. Additional guests are
not allowed in complimentary rooms. All travelers must possess valid travel
documents. The travel companion(s) of Winner must execute a Publicity/Liability
Release prior to departure. If a Winner doesn’t respond to winner notification
within five (5) business days or is unable to travel on the dates specified
above, the Prize will be forfeited and alternative winner will be selected.
WINNER SELECTION: Winners (individually
and collectively, the “Winner”) will be selected on or about August 16, 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 Redbook Magazine,
whose decisions are final. Odds of
winning will depend upon the total number of eligible entries received. WINNER
NOTIFICATION: Winner will be notified via phone or e-mail at Sponsor’s
discretion on or about August 16, 2016. In
the event the Winner doesn’t respond to Sponsor’s notification or does not accept
the prize within three 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, 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 WINNERS: For the name of the Winner, send a separate
self-addressed, stamped envelope to Redbook Magazine, Floor 10, Redbook Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya
Sweepstakes Winners’ List, Hearst Communications,
Inc., 300 West 57th Street NY, NY 10019 within two (2) months from the
end of the Sweepstakes.
2. ELIGIBILITY:
Open to legal residents of the 48 contiguous
states and the District of Columbia, who have reached the age of majority in
his or her state or territory of residence at time of entry. Void in Puerto
Rico, Alaska, Hawaii and where prohibited by law. Employees of Hearst
Communications, Inc. and their respective 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 employees whether legally related or not) are not eligible.
3. ENTRIES: Limit
one (1) entry per email address per day for Sweepstakes. Multiple entries from the same email on the
same day 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. 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. 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 two (2) 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 two (2) 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.
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, 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.
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 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.
7. SPONSOR: The Sponsor of this Sweepstakes is Hearst Communications,
Inc., 300 W. 57th St., New York, NY 10019.