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:
Family Reunion Sweepstakes (the
“Sweepstakes”): There are
two (2) ways to enter beginning 4/2/2016 at 12:01 AM (ET) through 6/2/2016 at
11:59 PM (ET) (the “Entry Period”): (i) Online entries: go to womansday.com/giveaways
on a computer and complete and submit the
entry form pursuant to the onscreen instructions; or
(ii) Wireless Entries: Download the Woman’s Day Access WD app by
visiting the App Store, Amazon Marketplace or Google Play. Then use your Internet-enabled
mobile device to scan the Digimarc-enhanced icon for this sweepstakes in the May
2016 issue of Woman’s Day, and fully complete and submit the Official Entry
Form presented. PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR ENTRY WILL NOT BE COMPLETED UNTIL YOU
HAVE COMPLETED THE OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM AND ENTERED YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION. 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 (individually
and collectively, the “Winner”) will be selected on or about 6/30/2016 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 Woman’s Day,
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 will receive a $1,000 gift card from
HomeAway.com (ARV: $1,000) and a $4,000 check from Woman’s Day to plan a big
group gathering, or to use otherwise at Winner’s sole discretion (ARV: $4,000).
Total ARV of prize package: $5,000; total ARV of 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.
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 of the Winner, send a separate
self-addressed, stamped envelope to Woman’s Day Family Reunion 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 per day for Sweepstakes. Multiple entries from the same person per 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, illegible,
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 are 21 years or
older 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 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 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.