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Choice Hotels Sweepstakes
OFFICIAL RULES Choice Hotels Sweepstakes
NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY; A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
Choice Hotels Sweepstakes (the "Sweepstakes") is sponsored by Caribbean Travel + Life magazine, a publication of Bonnier Corporation ("Sponsor").
ONE (1) GRAND PRIZE: Four (4) nights accommodations for two (2) at a Choice Hotels® Caribbean property, selected by Choice Hotels International Services Corp. in its sole discretion, $1,000 to use towards round-trip coach class air tickets, welcome cocktail upon arrival, round-trip airport transfers, free continental breakfast. Potential winner must give Choice Hotels International Services Corp. at least thirty (30) days advance notice of preferred travel dates. Approximate retail value ("ARV") of Grand Prize: $2,000. Actual value may vary. Winner will not receive the difference between actual and ARV. Trip subject to availability, blackouts and change. All expenses and incidental travel costs not expressly stated above, including but not limited to, airfare, meals (including gratuities), personal charges at lodging, security fees, taxes or other expenses or incidentals are the responsibility solely of the winner. No prize substitution or transfer is permitted, except that Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value if the prize should become available for any reason. All taxes and any other incidental expenses on Prizes not expressly stated above are the sole responsibility of the winner.
SWEEPSTAKES TERM: The Sweepstakes begins on September 1, 2009 at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Standard Time ("EST") and ends at 11:59 p.m. EST on November 30, 2009 ("Sweepstakes Term"). The Sponsor's computer is the official time keeping device for this Sweepstakes.
All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply; void where prohibited. Odds of winning depend upon the number of eligible entries received during the Sweepstakes Term.
ELIGIBILITY: The Sweepstakes is
open only to individuals, 18 years or older at time of entry, who are legal
residents of the
TO ENTER: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. To enter, visit our website at www.caribbeantravelmag.com/contests and follow the links to the sweepstakes entry page and complete the online entry form in its entirety, including submitting your full name, address, phone number and email and ensure that all information provided is complete, true and accurate (the "Entry"). Entries must be received during the Sweepstakes Term; entries received after the conclusion of the Sweepstakes Term will be deemed ineligible to win. All submitted Entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned; Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, inaccurate, incomplete, damaged, illegible, or misdirected entries. LIMIT: Entry is limited to one (1) entry per household. No photocopied or mechanically reproduced entries will be accepted. Online entries will be deemed submitted by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at time of entry. The authorized account holder is the person to whom the applicable internet service provider or other organization (such as a business or educational institution) has assigned the e-mail address.
WINNER SELECTION: On or about December 15, 2009, Sponsor will select one (1) potential winner by random drawing from among all eligible Entries received during the Sweepstakes Term. Potential winners will be notified by e-mail on or about December 15, 2009. Potential winners will be required to sign and return a sworn Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability and Publicity Release, where not prohibited by law. If required documentation is not returned within seven (7) business days of notification, if notification is returned as undeliverable, or if a potential winner is disqualified for any reason, the applicable prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner will be selected by random drawing from among all eligible Entries received during the Sweepstakes Term.
PRIZE AWARDS: Prizes will be awarded within sixty (60) days after winner verification.
GENERAL RULES & LIMITATIONS: Except where prohibited by law, entry and acceptance of prize constitutes permission to use each winner's name, prize won, hometown and likeness for print publication, online posting, and any other promotional purposes in any media, worldwide, without further compensation. By participating in the Sweepstakes, you agree to release Sponsor and Choice Hotels International Services Corp. and their respective parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, franchises, employees, directors, officers, and agents from any and all liability, claims or actions of any kind whatsoever for injuries, damages or losses to persons and property which may be sustained in connection with the receipt, ownership, possession, use, or misuse of any prize. Sponsor is not responsible for technical, hardware or software failures, or other errors or problems which may occur in connection with the Sweepstakes, whether computer, network, technical, mechanical, typographical, printing, human or otherwise, including, without limitation, errors or problems which may occur in connection with the administration of the Sweepstakes, the processing of entries, the announcement of the prizes, in any Sweepstakes-related materials, or that may limit prize fulfillment or a participant's ability to enter the Sweepstakes. Sponsor reserves the right to permanently disqualify from the Sweepstakes any person it believes has intentionally violated these official rules. As permitted by law and in accordance with the Sponsor's Privacy Policy, Sponsor may use information provided by entrants to send announcements about the Sponsor's products and programs via electronic and ordinary mail.
DISPUTE RESOLUTION: Except where prohibited by law, by entering you agree that: (i) all issues and questions concerning the interpretation, validity, and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of participants and Sponsor and its agents shall be governed by and construed exclusively in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its rules on conflicts of law; (ii) any action at law or in equity arising out of or relating to this Sweepstakes, or awarding of the prizes, shall be filed only in the state or federal courts located in the State of New York, and entrant hereby consents and submits to the personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purposes of litigating any such action; (iii) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes, or awarding of the prizes, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; (iv) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with participating in this Sweepstakes but in no event attorneys' fees; and (iv) you hereby waive all rights to claim punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased.
WINNER IDENTITY: For the identity of the winner, send a self-addressed,
stamped envelope after December 15, 2009 to Choice Hotels Sweepstakes c/o
