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ATLANTA CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU
“2006 Fall Legendary Shopping Weekend” Contest

 

Official Rules / Terms and Conditions

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

1. Entry and Eligibility: No purchase necessary. This Sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the United States at the time of entry. Void in Puerto Rico. Employees of the Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau, its parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotional agencies, Web site providers/webmasters and the immediate family members (and those living in their same households) of each employee are not eligible. Sweepstakes entrants agree to abide by the terms of these rules. This Sweepstakes is governed by the laws of the United States and is subject to all federal, state and local laws. This offer is void wherever prohibited or restricted by national, state or any other government laws. Limit one entry per person/e-mail address.

To enter, fully complete an official entry form from the Atlanta.net web site for the “2006 Fall Legendary Shopping Weekend” Contest. You will be asked to provide your first and last name, address, telephone number, physical mailing address and e-mail address. No other method of entry will be accepted. The Sweepstakes begins September 21, 2006 and ends November 7, 2006. All mail-in entries must be received by 11:59 PM ET on November 7, 2006. The Sweepstakes is sponsored by the Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau.

2. Winner Selection: Prize winners will be selected in a random drawing to be held on or about November 9, 2006, from all eligible entries received. Winners will be notified by phone, and/or e-mail within fourteen (14) days of selection. If winner is unreachable after seven (7) days, or if winner is unavailable for prize fulfillment, an alternate winner will be selected at random from all remaining eligible entries received. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. Limit one (1) prize per return mail address.

Prize: One grand prize will be awarded to one winner.

3. Prizes: Terms and Conditions. Grand Prize is valid from November 9, 2006 through October 19, 2007. All taxes, gratuities and incidental expenses are the responsibility of prize winner. Sponsor will not replace any lost or stolen tickets. These prizes cannot be used in conjunction with any other promotion or offer. All prizes are valid for a weekend stay only and are contingent upon availability. Prizes cannot be redeemed for cash, transferred, assigned or substituted. All taxes, fees and surcharges on prizes are the sole responsibility of the prize winner. The prize values are as follows: Weekend Accommodations at The Crowne Plaza Buckhead Hotel, $232.20; Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse, $100 and a Simon Gift Card, $1000.00

3. General Conditions: The Grand Prize winner will be required to respond within fourteen (14) days of notification. If documents are not returned timely, or if any prize notification or prize is returned as non-deliverable, or if winner is found to be ineligible, the prize is forfeited and an alternate winner will be selected. By accepting a prize, winners grant permission for Sponsor, and those acting under its authority, to use his/her name, likeness, voice and/or hometown, for advertising and promotional purposes without additional compensation or review, unless prohibited by law. By participating in this Sweepstakes, entrants agree to release and hold harmless Sponsor, its parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, and all of their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents from any and all liability or injuries, losses or damages of any kind to persons, including death, or property, resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from this Sweepstakes, any prize won or in any Sweepstakes-related activity.

Neither Sponsor nor its agencies are responsible for late, incomplete, misdirected, returned, or undelivered entries, or for inability to access phone number or physical address. Sponsor is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information or failure, whether caused by tampering, or by any of the programming or equipment associated with or used in this Sweepstakes and assumes no responsibility for any errors, omission, deletion, defect, interruption or delay in operation or transmission or communication line failure, theft or destruction, or alteration of, entries. Sponsor is not responsible for injury or damage to participants or any other persons, computer or property related to or resulting from participating in this Sweepstakes. In its sole determination, Sponsor may disqualify any person who tampers with or abuses any aspect of the Sweepstakes or Web site, or who acts in violation of the Official Rules, or acts in any manner to threaten or abuse or harass any person. Should any portion of Sweepstakes be, in Sponsor’s sole opinion, compromised by virus, software defects, non-authorized human intervention or other causes which, in the Sponsor’s sole opinion, corrupt or impair administration, security, fairness or proper play of this Sweepstakes, or submission of entries, Sponsor may suspend, modify, or terminate the Sweepstakes and randomly select winners from valid mail-in entries received prior to such action, in Sponsor’s sole discretion.

In event of a dispute regarding entries received from multiple users having the same physical mailing address account, the winner will be the authorized resident of the physical address used to enter the Sweepstakes. The potential winner may be requested to provide the Sponsor with proof that the potential winner is the authorized physical mailing address associated with the winning entry. All entries become the property of the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau and will not be returned to entrant.

4. Winners List: Names of winners may be posted on the Web site on or about the November 9, 2006. Or for a complete winners list by mail, mail your name and complete address in a First Class stamped envelope for receipt by May 1, 2007 to: Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau, 233 Peachtree Street, Suite 100, Atlanta, GA 30303 Attn: “2006 Fall Legendary Shopping Weekend” Contest. Winners list will be sent after Sweepstakes ends.

Sponsored by:
Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau
233 Peachtree Street Suite 100
Atlanta, GA 30303