RADIO
DISNEY MUSIC AWARD'S SUITE VACATION SWEEPSTAKES
OFFICIAL RULES
1. SPONSOR: ABC Cable Networks Group, dba
Disney Channel, 3800 W. Alameda Avenue, Burbank, CA 91505.
2. ADMINISTRATOR: Ventura Associates Intl
LLC, 60 East 42nd Street, One
Grand Central Place, New York, NY 10165, an independent judging organization
whose decisions are final and binding with respect to the sweepstakes ("Sweepstakes").
3. ENTRY: You
may enter this Sweepstakes in one (1) of two (2) ways during the period
beginning at 12:01 A.M., February 3, 2014 and ending at 11:59:59 P.M., March
16, 2014 ("Entry Period"). For purposes of these Official Rules ("Rules"), all
times and days are Pacific Time.
(a) SMS
TEXT ENTRY: You may enter this Sweepstakes, by
sending on your cell phone ("Cell") the keyword "GREAT" as an SMS text message to the
SMS shortcode 347639 (Disney)
("SMS Entry"). Message and data
charges may apply to each text message sent and received. SMS Entrants will
receive a confirmation SMS text message on their Cell. All Cell entrants must have a text messaging
two-way capable phone and digital and SMS service in order to enter the
Sweepstakes using the text messaging method. Standard carrier-messaging and data charges may apply to
each text message sent and received. Text messaging may not be
available in all areas. If you are a minor (as defined by your state of primary
residence, "Minor"), you must have the permission of your parent/legal guardian
("Parent") to enter via SMS Entry. By entering via SMS Entry you grant to
Administrator your consent to call your Cell should you be selected a potential
winner.
(b)
ONLINE ENTRY: You may enter by logging onto
Disney.com/SuiteVacation ("Website"), and following the "How to Enter"
instructions ("Online Entry"). Parent
of a child under the age of 13 will be sent an email notifying him/her of the
child's registration and Online Entry into this Sweepstakes. No response by the Parent to the
email is required for the child to enter; however, if the Parent does not want
his/her child to enter, Parent may click on a link in the email and complete
the steps required to cancel the child's Online Entry and delete the child's
information. Normal Internet access and usage charges imposed by your on-line
service will apply.
"Entry" shall mean and refer to each SMS and Online Entry.
4. LIMITATIONS: All
Entries must be received by 11:59:59 P.M., March 16, 2014. Entries are limited to one (1) Entry per
person/Cell/email address per day (regardless
of method of Entry or whether one person has more than one Cell/email address
or more than one person uses the same Cell/email address). Maximum of 42 Entries allowed per person/Cell/email address
during the Entry Period. In event of a dispute regarding
the identity of the person submitting an Entry, the Entry will be deemed to be
submitted by the person in whose name the Cell/email address is
registered. Entries by any method
other than set forth above in Section 3 are void. Any use of automated or
programmed methods of effecting Entry is prohibited. Open only to persons, who are, as of the date of Entry, between the
ages of 6 and 20 (inclusive)
("Child") or a Parent of an eligible Child, legal residents of, and physically
located within, the 50 United States or D.C., (collectively, "Territory")
and not employees of Sponsor, Embassy Suites Hotels ("Embassy Suites"), Administrator,
3ci, or their respective parent, subsidiary or affiliated companies; or the
advertising, promotional or fulfillment agencies of any of them (individually
and collectively, "Entities"); nor members of their households or immediate families
(defined as Parent, child, spouse, siblings and the spouses of each). Neither
the Entities, nor any of
their officers, directors, shareholders,
employees, agents or
representatives (individually and collectively, "Releasees") are responsible for
Entries from persons residing, or physically located, outside the Territory;
Entries that are altered, delayed, deleted, destroyed, forged, fraudulent,
improperly accessed, inaccurate, incomplete, interrupted, irregular in any way,
late, lost, misrouted, multiple, non-delivered, stolen, tampered with, unauthorized, unintelligible or
otherwise not in compliance with these Rules; or for lost, interrupted or
unavailable network, server, Internet Service Provider, Website or other
connections, telephone or cell phone text messaging availability or
accessibility; miscommunications; failed computer, satellite, telephone or
cable transmissions, lines or technical failure; failed phone, computer
hardware or software or text message malfunctions, failures, technical errors
or difficulties; telephone transmissions; technical failures; unauthorized
human intervention; traffic congestion; garbled or jumbled transmissions;
undeliverable emails resulting from any form of active or passive email
filtering; insufficient space in entrant's email account to receive email; or
other errors of any kind, whether due to electronic, human, mechanical,
printing, production or technical errors or other causes; even if caused by the
negligence of any of the Releasees. Each of such potential Entries will be
disqualified and any attempt by a person to use multiple email or cell phone
accounts to register more than the number of Entries allowed by these Rules may
result in disqualification at Administrator's sole discretion. Void where prohibited or restricted by
law and subject to all applicable federal, state, local and municipal laws and
regulations.
5. PRIZES: ONE (1) GRAND PRIZE: A three (3) day / two (2) night trip
for Grand Prize winner ("Grand Winner") and three (3) guests (collectively,
"Group") to the Los Angeles, CA area ("City"), on Sponsor-selected dates
("Trip") to attend the Radio
Disney Music Awards ("Event") and meet
some of the selected nominees, subject to availability ("Meet and
Greet"), consisting of the following elements for the Group: [1] hotel accommodations (one standard
room/quad occupancy, including room tax) for two (2) nights; [2] up to four (4) tickets to the
Event to be held on or about April 26, 2014; [3] a Meet and Greet at the Event with Sponsor-selected nominees
(subject to availability); [3] hotel/Event transfers; [4] if
Grand Winner's residence is located more than two hundred fifty (250) miles
from the City, round-trip coach air transportation on a Sponsor-selected
carrier between a Sponsor-selected major metropolitan airport near Grand
Winner's residence ("airport of origin") and a Sponsor-selected airport in or
near the City; but if Grand Winner's residence is located two hundred fifty
(250) miles or less from the City, round-trip ground transportation via a
Sponsor-selected method between Grand Winner's residence and the hotel and [5] airport/hotel transfers if air
transportation is provided. All expenses not specifically
mentioned herein are not included and are solely the Grand Winner's
responsibility, including but not limited to: round trip transportation between
the Grand Winner's residence and any airport of origin, alcoholic beverages,
fax, food, gratuities and tips, insurance, laundry service, merchandise,
parking, room service, service charges, souvenirs and telephone calls. Travel, lodging, Meet and Greet are
subject to availability, certain restrictions, blackout dates and Sponsor's
approval. Airline carrier
and hotel regulations and conditions, including any age restrictions and
requirements, apply. Grand Winner must take trip on Sponsor-selected
dates estimated to be April 25-27th, 2014, or Grand Prize will be
forfeited in its entirety and, at Sponsor's discretion, awarded to an alternate
winner (if time permits). Travel arrangements must be made through
Sponsor's agent and Sponsor shall determine airline and flight itinerary in its
sole discretion. Once the travel schedule has been arranged, it cannot be
altered and failure of Grand Winner to follow such schedule shall not obligate
Sponsor in any way to provide him/her with alternate arrangements. Releasees
are not responsible for airline cancellations or delays. Sponsor will not
replace any lost, mutilated, or stolen tickets, travel vouchers or
certificates. Approximate retail
value ("ARV") for Grand Prize: $5,700 which will vary depending upon points of
departure and destination and seasonal fluctuation of hotel rates and
airfares. 30 FIRST PRIZES: one
(1) Embassy Suites Be My Guest Certificate
("Certificate") subject to additional restrictions (ARV: $175). Total ARV of all prizes: $10,950. Limit one prize per
person/Cell/Address. Each Certificate is valid for
one (1) night hotel accommodations in a standard suite at any Embassy Suites
Hotel worldwide of winner's choice (maximum capacity of six people per room).
Certificates are subject to terms and conditions specified thereon.
Certificates expire one (1) year from date of issue. Certificate applies to
room rate and corresponding tax only and does not apply to gratuities or any
incidental charges incurred during the winner's stay. Fourteen (14) days
advanced hotel reservation required. Hotel accommodations are subject to
availability. Must disclose use of Certificate at time of reservation and
must book a non-prepaid reservation. Winners may not substitute, assign or
transfer a prize or redeem the Certificates for cash. If
the actual value of any prize is less than the stated ARV, the difference will
not be awarded. Any depiction of
any prize is for illustrative purposes only and may not reflect the actual
prize won. Prizes are not
redeemable for cash or transferable, except the Grand Prize is transferable to
a surviving spouse residing in the same household. No substitution allowed except, at Administrator's sole discretion,
a prize of equal or greater value may be substituted. Administrator will not replace any lost or stolen
prize. Prize elements may not be
separated. A prize cannot be used
in conjunction with any other promotion or offer. All prizes will be awarded provided a sufficient number of
eligible Entries are received and prizes are validly claimed by April 15, 2014,
after which no alternate winners will be selected,
nor unclaimed prizes awarded.
6.
PROCEDURES: All Entries must be received during the Entry Period. On or about, March 19, 2014
in a random drawing conducted by the
Administrator, the potential winners will be selected from among all eligible
Entries received. The decision of the Administrator shall be final and
binding. Odds of winning depend on
the total number of eligible Entries received.
7.
WINNERS: On or about March 20, 2014, potential winners
will be notified via email or cell phone, as appropriate, to obtain their
mailing addresses as well as any additional required information or
responses. Once a mailing address
is available, the potential Grand Winner will
be sent paperwork by overnight delivery service. All legal
responsibilities of a Minor entrant under the Rules will be assumed by a
Parent; and a Minor winner's prize will be awarded in the name of the Parent
for the benefit of the Minor. At
the sole discretion of the Administrator, disqualification,
forfeiture and the selection of an alternate winner may result from any of the
following: [1] potential winner's
failure to respond to notification within 4 business days after transmission; [2] the return of an email
notification as undeliverable after three (3) attempts; [3] the return of any other
notice or a prize as undeliverable; [4] potential winner's failure to provide Administrator with
satisfactory proof of age, identity, residency and
consent of Minor's Parent; [5] potential winner's failure to
provide Administrator with satisfactory proof that he/she (or Parent) is the
authorized account holder of the Cell or Address associated with the winning
Entry; [6] potential winner's
failure to provide required additional information upon Sponsor's request; [7] potential Grand Winner's failure to
execute and return an Affidavit of Eligibility/Liability/Publicity Release
within five (5) business days after its mailing; [8] potential Grand Winner's failure to be available to attend the
Trip on Sponsor-selected dates estimated to be April 25-27, 2014; [9] potential First Prize winner's failure to claim any prize
within four (4) business days after it is sent; [10] potential winner's failure to validly claim
any prize by April 15, 2014, and [11] any other
non-compliance with Rules. In the
event of any prize forfeiture, the Administrator may, in its sole discretion,
award or not award the forfeited prize to an alternate winner. The Group must travel together on the same itinerary and
members of the Group are solely responsible for obtaining any and all necessary
travel documents (i.e. valid photo I.D, etc.) before departure. All Guests will be required to
execute a Release of Liability prior to ticketing. Anyone in the Group who is a Minor must be accompanied on
the Trip by his/her Parent as one of the Group. Minors must be accompanied at
all times during the Trip (including, but not limited to, in-flight, hotel
stay, and all prize-related events) by a Parent. All taxes are solely the responsibility of the winners.
The Grand Winner will receive an IRS Form 1099 reflecting the value of
his/her prize.
8. PRIVACY POLICY/DATA COLLECTION: Information provided
by you for this Sweepstakes is subject to Sponsor's privacy policy located at http://corporate.disney.go.com/corporate/pp.html ("Privacy
Policy").
9. CONDITIONS: By
entering this Sweepstakes and/or accepting any prize you may win, you agree
that: [1] you have all rights, permissions and consents necessary to
grant the rights to Administrator and Sponsor as expressed herein; [2] you
will abide by and be bound by the Rules and the Administrator's and Sponsor's decisions
and Privacy Policy; [3] the Entry
becomes solely the Sponsor's property and will not be returned; [4] you release and hold harmless the
Releasees from any and all liability for claims, injuries, losses or damages of
any kind, including without limitation, death and bodily injury, resulting, in whole or in part,
directly or indirectly, from the awarding, delivery, acceptance, use, misuse,
possession, loss or misdirection of any prize; participation in the Sweepstakes
or any Sweepstakes-related activity or travel or from any interaction with, or
downloading of, computer Sweepstakes information; [5] prize is awarded "AS IS" and WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, express
or implied (including, without limitation, any implied warranty of
merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose), and the Releasees do not
make any representation, warranty or guarantee, express or implied, relating to
the Sweepstakes or prizes [6] Grand Winner's acceptance of the prize constitutes the grant
to Sponsor and assigns of an unconditional right to use winner's name, address
(city and state only), voice, likeness, photograph, biographical and prize
information and/or statements about the Sweepstakes for any programming,
publicity, advertising and promotional purposes without additional
compensation, except where prohibited by law; [7] in the event viruses, bugs, unauthorized human intervention, Acts
of God, acts or regulations of any governmental or supra-national authority,
war, national emergency, accident, fire, riot, strikes, lock-outs, industrial
disputes, acts of terrorism or other
matters beyond the Administrator's reasonable control, corrupt, prevent or impair the
administration, security, fairness or proper play of the Sweepstakes, so that it cannot be conducted as
originally planned, except where prohibited by law, Administrator has the
right, in its sole discretion, to modify the Rules or to cancel, modify,
terminate or suspend the Sweepstakes; and
in such event, to select a winner by such method as Administrator in its
sole discretion shall consider equitable and in the event the Trip has already
commenced, to terminate the Trip and return the Group to any airport of origin
as soon as reasonably possible; [8] the
Releasees are not responsible for typographical or other errors in the offer or
administration of this Sweepstakes, including but not limited to: errors in the
advertising, Rules, selection and announcement of the winners and distribution
of the prizes; [9] any portion of any
prize not accepted or used by any winner will be forfeited; [10] the Releasees are not responsible
for any inability of any winner to accept or use any prize (or any portion
thereof) for any reason; [11] the
Administrator has the right, at any time and at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it suspects to be
doing any of the following: (a) tampering or attempting to tamper with the entry process or the
operation of the Sweepstakes or the Website; (b) violating the Rules; (c)
violating the terms of service, privacy policy or other terms,
conditions of use and/or general rules or guidelines
of any Sweepstakes property or service; (d)
acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy,
abuse, threaten or harass any other person or (e) for any other good cause as determined solely by the
Administrator; [12] Administrator
has the right to lock out an entrant whose eligibility is in question or who
has been disqualified or is otherwise ineligible to enter the Sweepstakes; [13] since
any attempt by any individual to damage the Website or undermine the
legitimate operation of this Sweepstakes or the Website
is a violation of these Rules as well as criminal and civil laws, and should
Administrator believe or become aware that such an attempt has been, is being,
or will be made, it has the right to seek remedies and damages from any
responsible individuals to the fullest extent permitted by law, including
without limitation criminal prosecution; [14] all disputes, claims and causes of action at law or in equity
(individually, "Claim") arising out of or relating to this Sweepstakes, the
meaning or interpretation of the Rules or any prize awarded shall be resolved
by applying the laws of California, without regard to conflict of laws
provisions therein, and shall be solely and exclusively brought in the state or
federal courts within that state; [15]
all Claims shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class
action; [16] all Claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual
out-of-pocket costs incurred, but in
no event include attorneys' fees, and under no circumstances will any entrant
be permitted to obtain awards for, and hereby waives all rights to claim,
punitive, incidental, special, consequential damages and any other damages,
other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses and waives all rights to have
damages multiplied or otherwise increased; [17]
Administrator has the right to modify prize award procedures at its sole
discretion; [18] the Releasees are
not responsible for the cancellation, postponement or unavailability of the Event
and/or the Meet and Greet, and in the unlikely event that this should occur,
the Prize will be awarded without that particular element of the Grand Prize; [19] the Releasees are not responsible
for the cancellation, postponement or unavailability of the Trip, and if such
occurs, the prize will be substituted with a prize of equal or greater value; [20] the Grand Winner's acceptance of
the prize constitutes the grant of an unconditional right to Sponsor and
assigns to photograph, film, or otherwise capture the fulfillment of the Grand
Prize ("Fulfillment Filming"), and Sponsor shall have the unconditional right
to reproduce, distribute, display, exhibit, transmit, broadcast, stream,
synchronize with visual material, modify, amend, create derivative works, and
otherwise use and permit others to use these photographs and footage throughout the universe in any and all media now known or
hereafter devised, in all languages and in all versions, in perpetuity,
without compensation, except where prohibited by law; [21] Sponsor's use of the Fulfillment Filming as described herein
will not give rise to any claims of infringement, invasion of privacy,
defamation or claims for performance or payment of any kind, including but not
limited to payment of re-use fees, residuals or license fees; [22]
Sponsor shall have the right to make such changes to the Fulfillment Filming
and make such uses thereof as it deems necessary or desirable, including but
not limited to the right to use, edit, and reproduce and/or alter said
Fulfillment Filming in perpetuity, in its entirety or in part, for any
commercial and promotional purposes worldwide without any consultation or
additional permission, or compensation, credit or attribution; [23] Administrator has the right to
conduct a background check ("Check") of any and all records of the Grand Winner,
parents of a Minor winner or any Guest, including without limitation, civil and
criminal court records and police reports, which he/she, to the extent necessary under law, shall authorize; [24] Administrator may take all steps
necessary to corroborate any information provided to Administrator, and he/she will be obligated to provide
necessary contacts and information for the Check; [25] if a felony conviction is found, Administrator has the right,
in its sole discretion, to disqualify the felon from participating in the Trip
and to pay the Grand Winner a cash substitute for the Trip, but Guests will not get a cash substitute,
and [26] the Trip cannot be sold,
nor can Grand Winner charge Guests for participating in the Trip.
10. RULES & WINNER'S
LIST: For a
list of winners (available after April 15, 2014 and before June 30, 2014)
and/or Rules (before March 16, 2014), send a self-addressed, stamped envelope
to: Radio Disney Music Award's Suite Vacation Sweepstakes, Winner/Rules, c/o Ventura Associates, 60 East 42nd.
Street, One Grand Central Place, Suite 650, Dept. BW, NYC, NY 10165. A copy of the Rules may also be
obtained by printing this web page.
All marks herein are the property
of their respective owners.