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Puerto Rico, USA State of Mind Sweepstakes

RULES OF ENTRY

1.    You will be automatically entered into the 2009 Puerto Rico, USA State of Mind Sweepstakes by submitting all (five) correct answers. Questions are all related to facts about Puerto Rico and its history. You can learn more about Puerto Rico at the About Puerto Rico section of the PRFAA website: http://www.prfaa.com/puertorico.html.  Completing a registration form is also required in order to participate.  Only one registration form shall be completed per person.  Sweepstakes questions and registration form can be accessed at: http://www.prfaa.com/sweepstakes/main.aspx

2.      Only one entry (registration form) per person/e-mail address is allowed. Registration under more than one e-mail address will invalidate every entry. In case of wrong answers, you will be provided with a second session of five (5) questions. You will have only two (2) opportunities to provide correct answers and participate in the giveaway. 

3.      Entries that are lost, late, misdirected, incorrect, garbled, or incompletely received, for any reason, including by reason of hardware, software, browser, or network failure, malfunction, congestion, or incompatibility at Sponsors’ servers or elsewhere, will not be eligible.

4.      Sponsors: The Puerto Rico Tourism Company and the Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administrations (PRFAA), in its sole discretion, reserve the right to disqualify any person tampering with the entry process or the operation of the web site. Use of bots or other automated process to enter is prohibited and may result in disqualification at the sole discretion of Sponsors. Sponsors further reserve the right to cancel, terminate or modify any promotion not capable of completion as planned, including by reason of infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, or technical failures of any sort.

5.    You will be automatically added to PRFAA and Puerto Rico Tourism Company data bases.

6.    One Lucky Winner will be chosen before August 18th, 2009 for 2009 Puerto Rico, USA State of Mind Sweepstakes.

7.      In the event of a dispute, entries will be deemed submitted by the authorized account holder of the email address submitted at the time of entry. “Authorized account holder” is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet Access Provider, online service provider, or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution) that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address.

8.    The special package prize is for the winner and one companion. Special package includes: two FREE round trip tickets to fly to Puerto Rico (the winner and one companion), 4days/3nights- one room at a selected hotel, and an excursion to one of the island’s attractions. Winner will be notified via email.

9.      Winner must respond within 5 business days of receiving the email. Notice of all prize official documents will be send electronically (via e-mail) by the Puerto Rico Tourism Company. Once the winner is confirmed, prize documents will be sent to the winner by U.S. Express Mail. If prize is not claimed via e-mail within 5 business days, it will be forfeited by recipient and may be given away to another randomly selected person.

10.    Prizes cannot be redeemed for cash and must be used within the dates shown on the Gift Certificate. Other restrictions may apply and may be updated over time as needed.

TERMS & CONDITIONS


NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN PRIZE.

1.    ELIGIBILITY: Participation in the Puerto Rico, USA State of Mind Sweepstakes is free. The Sweepstakes includes three phases, with each time period offering a single 4 night/3 day vacation for two people.  The current, second phase of the Sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the U.S., excluding Puerto Rico, who are 18 years of age and older as of June 1, 2009.  Employees of PRFAA, the Puerto Rico Tourism Company, PRIDCO, Rums of Puerto Rico, the Puerto Rico Convention Bureau, Roll Call, and all its affiliates, subsidiaries, promotion and advertising agencies, and their immediate families (spouse, parents, children and siblings, and each of their respective spouses regardless of residence) and household members of each, whether related or not, are ineligible.

 2.    HOW TO ENTER: 3rd Phase Sweepstakes begins August 26, 2009, and ends on October 15, 2009 (the “End Period”).You will be automatically entered into our 2009 Puerto Rico, USA State of Mind Sweepstakes by submitting all (five) correct answers to the sweepstakes questions. Questions are all related to facts about Puerto Rico and its history. You can learn more about Puerto Rico in the About Puerto Rico section in PRFAA website: http://www.prfaa.com/puertorico.html.  Completing a registration form is also required in order to participate.  The Sweepstakes questions and registration form can be accessed at: http://www.prfaa.com/sweepstakes/main.aspx

3.    REGISTRATION FORM: : Entrants will be required to provide complete name, e-mail address, and date of birth, address, city, state, zip code, country, and primary telephone numbers.

4.    Limit one entry per person/e-mail address throughout the duration of each the Sweepstakes phases, except for the winners of the previous phases of the Swwpstakes who are not allowed to participate. Entries may be subject to verification prior to prize drawing. All entries become the property of PRTC and will not be returned or acknowledged.

5.    ODDS: The estimated odds of winning will depend upon the total number of eligible entries received.

6.    PRIZE RESTRICTIONS/CONDITIONS: Prizes are non-transferable. No substitution or cash equivalent of prize permitted except at Sponsor's discretion. Federal, state and local taxes, if any, and any other costs or expenses related to acceptance and use of the prize not specified, are the sole responsibility of the winner. Prize winner is responsible for license, registration and title fees, insurance costs, any other related costs, as well as any additional accessories and options as agreed to between the winner and the sponsor prizes. Winner will be officially eligible and confirmed by the Puerto Rico Tourism Company after receipt and verification of Affidavit of Prize Eligibility.

7.    DRAWING: Prize will be awarded in a random drawing conducted on or about 72 hours after the Sweepstakes “End Period”. Drawing will be conducted by the Puerto Rico Tourism Company representatives, from among all eligible entries received.

8.    NOTIFICATION OF WINNER/AWARDING OF PRIZE: The winner will be notified by e-mail. The winner will be required to complete, sign, have notarized and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and a Liability Release and, where legal, Publicity Consent Release within five (5) business days of date of issuance of notification. If not timely returned or if prize notification or e-mail is returned as undeliverable, prize may be forfeited. If winner is not of age of majority in state of residence as of May 31st, 2009, prize may be forfeited. 

9.    ADDITIONAL TERMS: By participating in the Sweepstakes, entrants agree to (a) abide by the Official Rules and the decisions of PRFAA and the Puerto Rico Tourism Company, which shall be final, and (b) release, discharge and hold harmless PRFAA and the Puerto Rico Tourism Company, its affiliates, subsidiaries and promotion and advertising agencies including, their parent, affiliates, subsidiaries and related companies, including without limitation any telephone network or service providers and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, related companies, divisions, advertising and promotion agencies and the respective employees, directors and officers of the foregoing (collectively "Releases"), from and against any/all claims, losses, injuries or damages, including death, resulting from the acceptance, use or misuse of any prize and/or participation in the Sweepstakes. By accepting the prize, winner agrees and consents, where legal, to the use of his/her name and/or likeness without further authorization, compensation or remuneration of any kind for advertising, promotions, and other publicity purposes in all media and on the Internet conducted by PRFAA and the Puerto Rico Tourism Company, and upon request, will provide such consent in writing. PRFAA and the Puerto Rico Tourism Company reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to disqualify any individual found to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes or Web site; to be acting in violation of the Official Rules; or to be acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. Any use of robotic, automatic, programmed or similar entry methods will void all such entries submitted by such methods. In the event of a dispute as to entries submitted by multiple users having the same e-mail account, the authorized subscriber of the e-mail account used to enter the Sweepstakes at the actual time of entry will be deemed to be the participant and must comply with these Official Rules. The authorized account subscriber is deemed to be the natural person who is assigned an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning e-mail addresses or the domains associated with the submitted e-mail addresses. This Sweepstakes is governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAW AND, SHOULD AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSORS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

10.    LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: PRFAA, the Puerto Rico Tourism Company and any of the Sponsors. are not responsible for any late, lost, illegible, incomplete or misdirected entries, or responsible for incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by Web site users or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Sweepstakes; any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access of the Web site; any injury or damage to participants or to any other person's computer(s) related to or resulting from participating in this Sweepstakes, or downloading materials from or use of the Web site. If, for any reason the Sweepstakes cannot be conducted as planned by reason of infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of the Releases which, in the sole opinion of the Sponsors, corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Sweepstakes, the Sponsors reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend this Sweepstakes or the drawing and may conduct drawing and select a winner from among all eligible entries received for the drawing prior to the action taken. In no event will the Sponsor and/or Releases be responsible or liable for any damages or losses of any kind, including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or punitive damages arising out of access to and use of the Web site www.gotopuertorico.com, or the downloading from and/or printing material downloaded from said site. Without limiting the foregoing, everything on the site is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement. Some jurisdictions may not allow limitations or the exclusions of liability for incidental or consequential damages, or exclusion of implied warranties, so some of the aforementioned limitations or exclusions may not apply. Check local laws for any restrictions or conditions regarding these limitations and/or exclusions.

11.    OFFICIAL RULES/WINNERS LIST REQUESTS: For a copy of the Official Rules and Winner Selection, mail a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Puerto Rico USA State of Mind Sweepstakes c/o PRFAA, 1100 17th Street NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20036

 

 




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