OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL
NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
AS A CONDITION OF WINNING THE GRAND PRIZE,
THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER MUST BE AVAILABLE FOR TRAVEL ON DATES SPECIFIED BY
SPONSOR
1.
HOW TO
ENTER: Seventeen Something In Between NYC Sweepstakes (“Sweepstakes”). Go to seventeen.com/nyctrip
starting September 5, 2016 at 12:01 AM. ET, ending September 30, 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 two (2) people to New York City to tour the Seventeen and Harlequin offices (the
“Prize(s)”). The trip for two includes: (i) round-trip coach air transportation
for two (2) people from major airport nearest winner’s residence to a New York
City area airport (ARV: $1,200, which may vary depending on the location of the
Winner’s residence); (ii) two (2)-night hotel accommodations in New York City (double
occupancy)(ARV: $1,100); (iii) $500 VISA gift card; (iv) tour of Seventeen and
Harlequin offices; (v) the opportunity to interview author Melissa de la Cruz
for the Harlequin Teen blog; and (vi) a Something
in Between gift bag including a personalized copy of the book (ARV:
$27.49). If Winner is a minor, Winners’ traveling guest must be parent or legal
guardian. Total approximate retail value: $2,827.49. 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, and
blackout dates may apply. 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 must travel on dates specified by Sponsor. Arrangements must
be made at least 15 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.
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. All travelers must possess valid
travel documents. The travel companion of Winner must execute a
Publicity/Liability Release prior to departure. If a Winner doesn’t respond to
winner notification within three (3) 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: Winner (individually and collectively, the
“Winner”) will be selected on or about October 3, 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 Seventeen 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 October
3, 2016. In the event the Winner doesn’t
respond to Sponsor’s notification or does not accept the prize within three (3)
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 Seventeen Magazine, Floor 10, Seventeen Something In Between NYC 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: Sweepstakes open only to legal residents, between
the ages of 13 and 29 at the time of entry, of the 48 contiguous United States
and the District of Columbia. Void in Puerto Rico, Alaska, Hawaii and where
prohibited by law. Employees of Hearst Communications, Inc., Harlequin
Enterprises Limited (“Harlequin”) 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, Harlequin
Enterprises Limited, and any affiliates and subsidiaries, participating
advertising and promotion agencies, and prize suppliers to use, in any and all
media now known or hereafter devised, Winner’s name and/or likeness and
biographical material, as well as the Winner’s interview with author Melissa de
la Cruz for editorial, advertising and promotional purposes without additional
compensation, unless prohibited by law. By accepting prize, Winner agrees to
hold Sponsor, Harlequin Enterprises Limited, their 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.
Harlequin Enterprises Limited and its
parent, affiliates, and subsidiaries are not responsible for the promotion,
administration, or execution of this Sweepstakes.