Official
Rules
NO
PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE DOES NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF
WINNING.
Sweepstakes
may only be entered in or from the 50 United States and the District of
Columbia and entries originating from any other jurisdiction are not eligible
for entry. This Sweepstakes is governed exclusively by the laws of the
United States. You are not authorized to participate in the Sweepstakes
if you are not located within the 50 United States or the District of Columbia.
1. How to Enter. To
enter the Sweepstakes, go to Sponsor’s Twitter profile (“Application”), located
at https://www.twitter.com/atriamystrybus (“Sponsor’s
Page”), and retweet qualifying tweets (as noted on the Twitter profile) to
enter between: 9:00 AM Eastern Time (“ET”) on Thursday, December 6, 2018, and 4:00
PM ET on Thursday, December 6, 2018. All entrants must have a valid email
address.
Limit one
(1) entry per person. No automated entry devices and/or programs
permitted. All entries become the sole and exclusive property of the
Sponsor and receipt of entries will not be acknowledged or returned. Delivery
of prizes requires a street address (no P.O. Boxes). Sponsor is not
responsible for lost, late, illegible, stolen, incomplete, invalid,
unintelligible, misdirected, technically corrupted or garbled entries, which
will be disqualified, or for problems of any kind whether mechanical, human or
electronic. Only fully completed entry forms are eligible. Proof of
submission will not be deemed to be proof of receipt by Sponsor.
2. Start/End
Dates. Sweepstakes begins at 9:00 AM ET on Thursday, December 6, 2018,
and ends at Thursday, December 6, 2018, and 4:00 PM ET.
3. Eligibility. Participation
open only to legal residents of the United States or the District of Columbia,
who are 18 or older as of date of entry. Void outside of the 50 United
States and the District of Columbia, and where prohibited, taxed or restricted
by law. Employees, officers and directors of Simon & Schuster, Inc.
(“Sponsor”) and its parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners,
advertising and promotion agencies, manufacturers or distributors of
sweepstakes materials and their immediate families (parents, children,
siblings, spouse) or members of the same household (whether related or not) of
such employees/officers/directors are not eligible to enter. Sweepstakes
may only be entered in or from the 50 United States and the District of
Columbia, and entries originating from any other jurisdiction are not eligible
for entry. You are not authorized to participate in the Sweepstakes if
you are not located within the 50 United States or the District of Columbia.
All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.
4. Random Drawing/Odds. Winners
will be selected in a random drawing from all eligible entries received on or
about Thursday, December 6, 2018. Odds of winning depend on the number of
eligible entries received for the drawing. Random drawing will be
conducted by Sponsor. By entering the Sweepstakes, entrants fully
and unconditionally agree to be bound by these rules and the decisions of the
judges, which will be final and binding in all matters relating to the
Sweepstakes.
5. Prizes. An
Advanced Reader’s Edition of THE WINTER SISTER by Megan
Collins (approximate retail value “ARV” $16.00). Total of 1 winner. Total ARV of
all prizes combined: $25.00. Prizes are non-transferable. No
substitutions or cash redemptions. In the case of unavailability of any
prize, Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater
value. UNCLAIMED PRIZES WILL NOT BE AWARDED. All unspecified
expenses are the responsibility of winners.
6. Notification. Winners
will be notified via the Twitter on or about Thursday, December 6, 2018 on the Atria
Mystery Bus Twitter page and may be required to sign and return, where legal,
an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release within ten (10)
calendar days of prize notification. If any winner is considered a minor in
his/her jurisdiction of residence, Liability/Publicity Release must be signed
by his/her parent or legal guardian and such prize will be delivered to minor’s
parent/legal guardian and awarded in the name of parent/legal guardian. If any
winner cannot be contacted within five (5) calendar days of first notification
attempt, if any prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, if
any winner rejects his/her prize or in the event of noncompliance with these
Sweepstakes rules and requirements, such prize will be forfeited and an alternate
winner will be selected from all remaining eligible entries. Upon prize
forfeiture, no compensation will be given. Limit one prize per person or
household.
7. Conditions. All
federal, state and local taxes are the sole responsibility of the winners. Participation
in Sweepstakes and acceptance of prize constitutes each winner’s permission for
Sponsor to use his/her name, address (city and state), likeness, photograph,
picture, portrait, voice, biographical information and/or any statements made
by each winner regarding the Sweepstakes or Sponsor for advertising and
promotional purposes without notice or additional compensation, except where
prohibited by law. By participating, entrants and winners agree to release and
hold harmless Sponsor, Twitter, Inc., and their respective advertising and
promotion agencies and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries,
affiliates, partners, representatives, agents, successors, assigns, employees,
officers and directors (collectively, “Released Entities”), from any and all
liability, for loss, harm, damage, injury, cost or expense whatsoever including
without limitation, property damage, personal injury and/or death which may
occur in connection with, preparation for, travel to, or participation in
Sweepstakes, or possession, acceptance and/or use or misuse of prize or
participation in any Sweepstakes-related activity and for any claims based on
publicity rights, defamation or invasion of privacy and merchandise delivery.
Sponsor is not responsible if Sweepstakes cannot take place or if any
prize cannot be awarded due to travel cancellations, delays or interruptions
due to acts of God, acts of war, natural disasters, weather or acts of
terrorism. Entrants who do not comply with these Official Rules, or attempt to interfere
with this Sweepstakes in any way shall be disqualified. There is no purchase or
sales presentation required to participate. A purchase does not increase odds
of winning.
8. Additional
Terms. In case of dispute as to the identity of any entrant, entry
will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the email address
submitted at time of entry. “Authorized Account Holder” is defined as the
natural person who is assigned an email address by an Internet access provider,
online service provider, or other organization (e.g., business, educational,
institution, etc.) responsible for assigning email addresses or the domain
associated with the submitted email address. Any potential winner may be
requested to provide Sponsor with proof that such winner is the authorized
account holder of the email address associated with the winning entry.
Any other attempted form of entry is prohibited; no automatic,
programmed; robotic or similar means of entry are permitted. Sponsor, its
affiliates, partners and promotion and advertising agencies are not responsible
for technical, hardware, software, telephone or other communications
malfunctions, errors or failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network
connections, web site, Internet, or ISP availability, unauthorized human
intervention, traffic congestion, incomplete or inaccurate capture of entry
information (regardless of cause) or failed, incomplete, garbled, jumbled or
delayed computer transmissions which may limit one’s ability to enter the
Sweepstakes, including any injury or damage to participant’s or any other
person’s computer relating to or resulting from participating in this
Sweepstakes or downloading any materials in this Sweepstakes.
Sponsor
reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify,
extend or suspend this Sweepstakes should (in its sole discretion) virus, bugs,
non-authorized human intervention, fraud or other causes beyond its control
corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness or proper conduct of the
Sweepstakes. In such case, Sponsor will select the winner(s) from all eligible
entries received prior to and/or after (if appropriate) the action taken by
Sponsor. Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any
individual it finds, in its sole discretion, to be tampering with the entry
process or the operation of the Sweepstakes or web site. Sponsor may
prohibit an entrant from participating in the Sweepstakes or winning a prize
if, in its sole discretion, it determines that said entrant is attempting to
undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes by cheating, hacking,
deception, or other unfair playing practices (including the use of automated
quick entry programs) or intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other
entrants or Sponsor representatives.
CAUTION:
ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE
LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND
CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT
TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
9.
Limitation of Liability; Disclaimer of Warranties. IN NO
EVENT WILL THE RELEASED ENTITIES BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR
LOSSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR
PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SERVICE AND/OR
THE SWEEPSTAKES, DOWNLOADING FROM AND/OR PRINTING MATERIAL DOWNLOADED FROM ANY
WEBSITES ASSOCIATES WITH THE SWEEPSTAKES. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE RELEASED
ENTITIES’ TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, OR CAUSES OF ACTION
EXCEED $10. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THIS SWEEPSTAKES AND ALL PRIZES ARE
PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANT ABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY
NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES SO SOME OF THE ABOVE
LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. CHECK YOUR LOCAL LAWS FOR ANY
RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS REGARDING THESE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS.
10.
Disputes; Governing Law. The parties waive all rights to
trial in any action or proceeding instituted in connection with these Official
Rules, including, without limitation, the Sweepstakes. Any controversy or claim
arising out of or relating to these Official Rules and/or the Sweepstakes shall
be settled by binding arbitration in accordance with the commercial arbitration
rules of the American Arbitration Association. Any such controversy or claim
shall be arbitrated on an individual basis, and shall not be consolidated in
any arbitration with any claim or controversy of any other party. The
arbitration shall be conducted in the State of New York, City of New York.
THESE
OFFICIAL RULES AND THE INTERPRETATION OF ITS TERMS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD
TO ITS CONFLICTS OF LAWS RULES. For any matters which are not subject to
arbitration as set forth in these Official Rules and/or in connection with the
entering of any judgment on an arbitration award in connection with these
Official Rules and/or the Sweepstakes, the parties irrevocably submit and
consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts
located in or closest to the County of New York in the State of New York. The
parties agree not to raise the defense of forum non conveniens.
11. Use
of Data. Sponsor will be collecting personal data about entrants
online, in accordance with its privacy policy. Please review the
Sponsor’s privacy policy at http://www.simonandschuster.com/about/privacy_policy. By
participating in the Sweepstakes, entrants hereby agree to Sponsor’s collection
and usage of their personal information and acknowledge that they have read and
accepted Sponsor’s privacy policy.
12. List
of Winners. To obtain a list of winners, send a self-addressed,
stamped envelope by December 31, 2018 to: David Brown, Atria Books, 1230 Avenue
of the Americas, 13th Floor, New York, NY 10020
13. Sponsor. Simon
& Schuster, Inc., 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.
THIS
PROMOTION IS IN NO WAY SPONSORED, ENDORSED OR ADMINISTERED BY, OR ASSOCIATED
WITH, TWITTER. YOU ARE PROVIDING YOUR INFORMATION TO SPONSOR AND NOT TO
TWITTER.
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