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 NOVEMBER 14, 2015.

1. HOW TO ENTER: Seventeen Magazine’s The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 Fandango Sweepstakes (“Sweepstakes”). Go to http://www.seventeen.com/mockingjaytix (the “Website”) starting September 29, 2015 at 12:01 AM. ET, and ending October 27, 2015 at 11:59 PM ET (the “Sweepstakes Period”), 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.  

 

2. ELIGIBILITY: Sweepstakes open only to legal residents, between the ages of 13 and 29, of the 48 contiguous states or the District of Columbia at the time of entry. Void in Puerto Rico, Alaska, Hawaii and where prohibited by law. Employees of Hearst Communications, Inc. (“Sponsor”), Lions Gate Films Inc. (“Lionsgate”), Fandango Media, LLC (“Fandango”), its respective parents, affiliates and subsidiaries, participating advertising and promotion agencies, and prize suppliers  (collectively, “Sweepstakes Entities”) (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 person and per e-mail address per day.  Multiple entries from the same person 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.  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.  

Winners/Prizes and Approximate Retail Value:  One (1) Grand Prize Winner will win a trip for two (2) people to the Los Angeles, California movie premiere screening of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (the “Film”) currently scheduled for November 16, 2015 (the “Grand Prize”). The Grand Prize includes: (i) round-trip coach air transportation for two (2) people from major airport nearest winner’s residence to Los Angeles International Airport (ARV: $750 per person, which may vary depending on the location of the Winner’s residence); (ii) three (3)-night hotel accommodations at Sponsor’s sole discretion (one room, standard accommodations, double occupancy)(ARV: $1,050); (iii) a $1,000 check (which may be used on ground transportation, meals, or at Winner’s discretion); and (iv) two (2) passes to the premiere screening of the Film, currently scheduled for November 16, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. Each pass admits two (2) people (Grand Prize Winner and guest).  Guest attending the screening must be 18 years or older and if the Winner is a minor, a parent or legal guardian must accompany the Grand Prize Winner.  Passes will be available at the theater at “Will Call”. Please Note:  Address of premiere screening theater will be provided by the Sponsor a reasonable time prior to the premiere screening.  Sponsor suggests for Grand Prize Winner and guest to arrive at the theater for premiere screening at least one (1) hour before the premiere starts.  No admittance without a ticket or after the premiere screening has begun. The Grand Prize Winner is strictly prohibited from selling, auctioning, trading or otherwise transferring the premiere screening tickets unless Sponsor consents in writing.  Transportation to and from the screening is not provided. Winner also acknowledges that Lionsgate will be hiring anti-piracy security and that each guest must follow security protocol.  If, for whatever reason, the premiere screening of the Film is cancelled or rescheduled after the tickets are ticketed, no compensation will be paid in lieu of any cancelled or rescheduled showing of the Film.  No responsibility is assumed by Sponsor or Lionsgate if the premiere screening is cancelled, rescheduled, delayed or postponed, in whole or in part.  Unused tickets cannot be refunded or exchanged.  The Grand Prize Winner and his or her travel companion must travel together on the same itinerary and must possess all required travel documents, including visas and valid passports, if and as applicable, and comply with any applicable hotel check-in requirements, such as presentation of a major credit card.  Trip must be taken on dates as indicated by Sponsor, to correspond with date of the Film premiere. The dates of departure and return are subject to change at Sponsor’s sole discretion.  In the event the Grand Prize Winner (or parent or guardian if the Grand Prize Winner is a minor) is unable to attend the Film premiere screening, then the Grand Prize Winner will forfeit the prize and an alternative Grand Prize Winner may be selected.  In the event the winner lives within 200 miles from destination, alternative transportation will be provided and no additional compensation will be provided. All travelers must possess valid travel documents. The travel companion of Grand Prize Winner must execute a Publicity/Liability Release prior to departure and must be 18 years or older at time of departure.  Airfare may not include government taxes, Passenger Facility Charge or September 11th Security Fee.  Airline tickets are non-refundable/non-transferable and are not valid for upgrades and/or frequent flyer miles.  Other travel restrictions and blackout dates may apply.  All airline tickets are subject to the vagaries of flight variation, work stoppages, and schedule or route changes.  The ARV for travel prizes may vary depending upon points of departure and destination and fare fluctuations.  Sponsor reserves the right to structure travel routes and select hotels in its sole discretion.  The ARV for travel prizes is an estimate made before the Sweepstakes begins.  The winner will not receive cash or any other form of compensation if actual travel costs are less than the estimate made in these Official Rules.  The round trip air transportation element for any travel prize begins and ends at the point of departure.  No interest will be awarded on cash prizes.  Other hotel fees are not included and if applicable may be payable at the time of check-out by the winner/guest.  A deposit or payment in advance, or presentation of a credit card by the winner, may be required at the time of check-in at the hotel.  Any hotel cancellations or changes to hotel reservations after confirmation must be made with the hotel directly, and the winner is solely responsible for any charges and/or fees arising from changes made directly with the hotel.  Once the travel schedule has been arranged, it cannot be altered and failure of Grand Prize Winner to follow such schedule shall not obligate Sponsor in any way to provide Grand Prize Winner with alternate arrangements. Grand Prize Winner will be solely responsible for all other costs and expenses not specified herein. If a Grand Prize Winner doesn’t respond to winner notification within one (1) business day, the Grand Prize will be forfeited and alternative winner may be selected.

The Film is scheduled for theatrical release on November 20, 2015.  The premiere screening, if any, is anticipated to occur on November 16, 2015, but the specific date is subject to change.  Nothing set forth herein shall be construed to require Sponsor to hold a premiere of the Film at any particular time, or at all.  Once the Grand Prize Winner’s guest is designated, he/she may not be substituted, except at the Sponsor’s sole discretion.  The Film has a Motion Picture Association of America rating of PG-13.  In the event a Grand Prize Winner (and/or his or her companion(s) (if applicable)) engage in behavior that (as determined by Sponsor or any Sweepstakes Entity in its or their sole and absolute discretion) is obnoxious, inappropriate, or threatening, illegal or that is intended to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person, Sponsor reserves the right to terminate the trip or other applicable experience early, in whole or in part, and send the Grand Prize winner and/or his or her travel companion home with no further compensation.  Approximate retail value (“ARV”) of Grand Prize: $3,550.

 

Thirty (30) Runner-up Winners will receive a Fandango Promotional Code valid to redeem one (1) pair of movie tickets (up to $40 total value) to see the Film at Fandango partner theaters in the U.S. opening on November 20, 2015. ARV of each Runner-up prize: $40.00. ARV of all Runner-up prizes: $1,200.

 

Fandango Terms and Conditions: Each Runner-up Winner will receive a Fandango Promotional Code via e-mail valid for one (1) pair of  movie tickets (up to $40 ARV) to see the Film at Fandango partner theaters in the U.S., at any showing including those designated as “no coupons, no passes” in local theater listing guides.  Fandango Promotional Code must be redeemed by 12/31/2015, or sooner if the Film is no longer in theaters, and is void if not redeemed by the expiration date. Both tickets must be purchased together in the same transaction for the same movie and showtime. Only valid for purchases made at www.fandango.com or via the Fandango mobile app for Fandango partner theaters in the U.S. and cannot be redeemed directly at any Fandango partner theater box office.  If lost, cannot be replaced. No reproductions will be accepted. No cash value. Not valid with any other offer. Offer valid in the 48 contiguous states and the District of Columbia and for one-time use only.  Void in Puerto Rico, Alaska, Hawaii and where prohibited by law. Not for resale; void if sold or exchanged.  If movie tickets with Fandango’s convenience fee included are more than maximum value of the Fandango Promotional Code, then user must pay the difference.  Any price difference between movie ticket(s) purchased and maximum value of the Fandango Promotional Code will not be refunded.  Neither Fandango Media, LLC nor Fandango Loyalty Solutions, LLC is a co-sponsor or sponsor of this promotion. The redemption of Fandango Promotional Code is subject to Fandango’s terms and conditions at www.fandango.com/termsofuse.aspx and www.fandango.com/PurchasePolicy.aspx©2015 Fandango Media, LLC.  All Rights Reserved.

 

Total ARV for all prizes awarded: $4,750. The ARVs represents Sponsor’s good faith determination of the actual fair market value and, as ultimately determined by Sponsor, is final and binding and cannot be challenged or appealed.  In the event that a stated ARV is more than the actual fair market value, the difference will not be awarded in cash or otherwise.  The prizes are non-transferable and no substitution or cash equivalents will be made except as provided herein at the Sponsors’ sole discretion.  The prize(s) may not be sold, bartered, or exchanged by the winner.  The prize(s) may not be published, copied or replicated in any way by the winner or any other party.  Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize (or a component thereof) for one of equal or greater value, if any prize should become unavailable for any reason.  In the event that any prize is unavailable, Sponsor may elect to provide the winner with the approximate value of such prize in cash or award an alternate prize of comparable or greater value.  The restrictions/conditions stated herein are not all-inclusive and the prizes described above may be subject to additional restrictions/conditions, which may be stated in the Prize Claim Documents (as defined below) and/or other travel documents. 

 

WINNER SELECTION: Winners (individually and collectively, the “Winner”) will be selected on or about October 28, 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 Seventeen Magazine, whose decisions are final.  Odds of winning will depend upon the total number of eligible entries received.  WINNER NOTIFICATION: Grand Prize Winner will be notified via phone or e-mail at Sponsor’s discretion on or about October 28, 2015.  In the event the Grand Prize Winner doesn’t respond to Sponsor’s notification or does not accept the prize within one (1) business day of notification, the Grand Prize will be deemed forfeited and an alternate Winner may be selected. In the event that any one (1) or more potential Grand Prize Winner(s) fails to respond as stated above, declines the prize, such Grand Prize Winner(s) will be deemed to forfeit the prize and Sponsor may 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 Grand Prize to another alternate(s) but if it is unable to do so, the Grand Prize will be finally forfeited and Sponsor shall have no further liability in connection with this Sweepstakes. If you are declared a Runner-up Winner, Sponsor will send an email on or about November 3, 2015, to include a Fandango promotional code to redeem the Runner-up Prize. If a Runner-up Winner is not available to redeem the Runner-up Prize, no alternate prize will be awarded.  LIST OF WINNERS:  For the names of the winners, send a separate self-addressed, stamped envelope to Seventeen Magazine, Floor 35, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 Winners’ List, Hearst Communications, Inc., 300 West 57th Street NY, NY 10019 within two (2) months from the end of the Sweepstakes. A copy of these Official Rules will be posted on the Website during the Promotion Period.

 

4. CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION:  Expenses not specifically included in prize description and all taxes are the sole responsibility of the Winner.  No transfer, assignment or substitution of a prize permitted.   The Winner is required to comply with any and all applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules and regulations.  Sponsor shall have no responsibility or obligation to a Winner who is unable or unavailable to accept or utilize the Prize. If Winner is a minor in her state or province of residence, Winner’s accompanying guest must be a parent or legal guardian. Entrants agree to be bound by the terms of these Official Rules and by the decision of Sponsor, which are final and binding on all matters pertaining to this Sweepstakes. 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 a Prize. By entering, Entrant grants permission for Sponsor, and Sweepstakes Entities 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. Additionally, acceptance of the Prize by Winner constitutes permission for Sponsor and Sweepstakes Entities to use Winner’s name and/or likeness and biographical material for editorial, advertising and promotional purposes without additional compensation, unless prohibited by law. Grand Prize Winner and traveling companion (and parent or legal guardian if Winner is a minor in her state or province of residence) may be required to sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release and where legally permissible a Publicity Release (collectively, the “Prize Claim Documents”) within one (1) business days following the date of first attempted notification.  Failure to comply with this deadline may result in forfeiture of the Grand Prize and selection of an alternate Grand Prize Winner.  Return of any prize/prize notification as undeliverable may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate Winner. By entering the Sweepstakes, each Winner agrees to release, indemnify, discharge, and hold Sweepstakes Entities and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, representative agents, successors, assigns, officers, directors, and employees harmless for any and all claims, liability, costs, losses, damages, or injuries of any kind (including death) or damage caused or claimed to be caused by participation in the Sweepstakes or acceptance or use of any Prize. Sweepstakes Entities makes no warranties, and hereby disclaims any and all warranties, express or implied, concerning any prize furnished in connection with the Sweepstakes.  WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, SUCH PRIZES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND SPONSOR HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL SUCH WARRANTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND/OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. The premiere screening of the Film will be monitored for unauthorized recording. By attending you agree not to bring any audio and/or visual recording device into the theatre and you consent to physical search of your belongings and person for such devices. If you attempt to enter with a recording device, you will be denied admission. If you attempt to use a recording device (including but not limited to cell phones with photo capabilities), you consent to your immediate removal from the theater and forfeiture of the device. Nothing contained in these Official Rules shall limit the available remedies Sweepstakes Entities, their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, representative agents, successors, assigns, officers, directors, and employees may have against you. Unauthorized recording will be reported to law enforcement and may subject you to criminal and civil liability (including damages up to One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) (USD)).

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 website or any combination thereof.  If for any reason the Internet portion of the is not capable of running the Sweepstakes 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 Sweepstakes, Sponsor reserves the right in Sponsor's sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes.  Sponsor further reserves the right to disqualify any individual who tampers with the Sweepstakes process in any way.  Sponsor may prohibit an individual from participating in this Sweepstakes if Sponsor determines that said individual 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 individuals who participate in the Sweepstakes.  Caution: Any attempt by an individual to deliberately damage any website 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 individual to the fullest extent of the law.

6. DISPUTES/CHOICE OF LAW: Except where prohibited, you agree that: (1) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes 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' and/or experts' fees and costs; and (3) no punitive, incidental, special, consequential or other damages, including without limitation lost profits may be awarded (collectively, "Special Damages"), and (4) you hereby waive 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. PRIVACY: Information submitted in connection with an entry only will be treated in accordance with these Official Rules and Sponsor’s Privacy Policy (as may be amended from time to time), currently located at http://www.seventeen.com/about/privacy-policy; provided, that in the event of any conflict between these Official Rules and such Privacy Policy, the terms and conditions of these Official Rules shall prevail.  Information collected from entrant may be shared with Lionsgate, which will use such information in accordance with its own independent online Privacy Policy located at http://lionsgate.com/corporate/privacy/.

8. SPONSOR:  The Sponsor of this Sweepstakes is Hearst Communications, Inc., 300 W. 57th St., New York, NY 10019. 

Lionsgate and its parent, affiliates, and subsidiaries are not responsible for the administration of the Sweepstakes, the collection, submission or processing of entries, the selection of the winners or execution of this Sweepstakes.  You understand that you are providing your information to Sponsor and not to Lionsgate. Fandango and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are not a sponsor or co-sponsor of this promotion and are not responsible for the promotion, administration or execution of this Sweepstakes

 

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