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: St. Regis Bora
Bora Town & Country Sweepstakes (the
“Sweepstakes”): Beginning
April 5, 2016 at
12:01 AM (ET) through May
16, 2016 at 11:59 PM (ET)
(the “Entry Period”),
go to
townandcountrymag.com/borabora
on a computer or wireless device and fill
out the 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. Winner
Selection:
Winner[s] (individually
and collectively, the “Winner”) will be selected on or
about May 17, 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 Town & Country Magazine, 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
and a guest will receive 5
nights at The St.
Regis Bora Bora Resort in an overwater Villa with American Breakfast included
and $4,000 which may be used towards transportation. Validity May
19th,
2016-March 31,
2017, Villa category –Run of
the House Overwater Villa Category, blackout dates July-August
31, 2016, December
29, 2016-January
5, 2017. Total
ARV: $8,000.
Any difference
between the stated ARV and the actual value of the prize will not be awarded in
any form. TRANSPORTATION
NOT PROVIDED.
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 St. Regis Bora
Bora Town & Country 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 the 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. .
4.
ELIGIBILITY: Open to legal residents of the 50 United
States and the District of
Columbia, who have reached the age of 21 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.
5.
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.
6.
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.
7.
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.
8.
SPONSOR: The Sponsor of this Sweepstakes is Hearst
Communications, Inc., 300 W. 57th Street, New
York, NY 10019.