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. During the Sweepstakes
Period, log onto your Twitter account and follow the
links and instructions to become a follower of Sponsor’s page on Twitter,
located at @AtriaMysteryBus (“Sponsor’s
Twitter Page) and retweet qualifying tweet (as noted on the Twitter
profile) You must be an active holder of a non-private Twitter account and
be a follower of the @AtriaMysteryBus to be eligible to enter
this Sweepstakes via Twitter (i.e., you must make sure your tweets are
set to “public” and not “private”).
You
must have a Twitter account to enter via this method. If you do not have a Twitter account, you can
create one by visiting www.twitter.com. Twitter accounts are free.
All
entry information, tweets, retweets, and photos (as applicable) shall be
collectively referred to herein as the “Submissions” or each as a
“Submission.” Submissions must comply
with the Guidelines and Restrictions defined below.
Providing a Submission constitutes
entrant’s consent to give Sponsor a royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual,
non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, create derivative
works from, and display such Submissions in whole or in part, on a worldwide
basis, in perpetuity, and to incorporate it into other works, in any form,
media or technology now known or later developed, for any purpose whatsoever,
including for promotional or marketing purposes 9except where prohibited by
law).
Limit: One
(1) Submission per person. If
you choose to enter using your mobile device, standard data fees may
apply. You
should consult your wireless service provider's pricing plan for details. You
agree to incur any and all charges demanded by your wireless carrier. You
should also check your device's features for capabilities and check the device
manual for specific use instructions.
You must be an active holder of a non-private Twitter account and be a
follower of the @AtriaMysteryBus account to be eligible to enter this Sweepstakes. All terms and conditions of Twitter.com
apply. Multiple entrants are not permitted to share
the same twitter account. Any attempt by any entrant to obtain more
than the stated number of entries by using multiple/different twitter accounts,
identities, registrations and logins, or any other methods will void that
entrant's entries and that entrant may be disqualified. Use of any
automated system to participate is prohibited and will result in
disqualification. In the event of a
dispute as to any twitter account, the authorized account holder of the email address
used to register at twitter.com will be deemed to be the entrant. The
“authorized account holder” is the natural person assigned an email address by
an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization
responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the
submitted address. Each potential winner
may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder.
All entries become the sole and
exclusive property of the Sponsor and receipt of entries will not be
acknowledged or returned. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, illegible,
stolen, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible, postage-due, misdirected,
technically corrupted or garbled entries, which will be disqualified, or for
problems of any kind whether mechanical, human or electronic. Proof of submission will not be deemed to be proof
of receipt 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.
2. Start/End Dates. Sweepstakes begins at 10am ET on April
22, 2019 and ends at 9am ET on April 23, 2019 (“Sweepstakes Period”).
3. Eligibility. Participation
open only to legal residents of the fifty United States, the District of Columbia United
States or the District
of Columbia
Each
entrant acknowledges that other entrants may have used ideas and/or concepts in
their Submission that may be similar in idea or concept to what is included in
entrant’s Submission. Each entrant understands and agrees that he/she shall not
have any claim against any other entrant or Sponsor arising out any such
similarity or be entitled to any compensation because of any such similarity.
Sponsor’s decisions are final and binding in all matters
relating to this Sweepstakes, including, but not limited to, interpretation and
application of these Official Rules
5. Random Drawing/Odds. Winner(s)
will be selected in a random drawing from all eligible entries received on or
about April 23, 2019. Odds of
winning depend on the number of eligible entries received for the drawing. Drawing will be conducted by
@AtriaMysteryBus. 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.
6. Prize(s). 1 Grand
Prize(s): Advance Reader Copy of True Believer by Jack Carr. Total
approximate retail value of all prizes combined: $28.00. Prize(s) is/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. All
taxes and unspecified expenses are the responsibility of winner(s). Limit one (1) prize per person or household.
7. Notification. Potential
winner(s) will be notified on or about April 23, 2019 by a retweet or reply to
potential winner’s Submission and/or a Twitter direct message (note: in order to receive such direct
message, potential winner has to (a) be following @AtriaMysteryBus and (b)
may have to have his/her Tweet Privacy settings “unchecked”). Potential
winner(s) will be required to email Sponsor within five (5) calendar days in
order to claim their prize.
Potential winner(s) may be
required to sign and return, where legal, an Affidavit or Declaration of
Eligibility, Liability/Publicity Release (“Affidavit/Release”) and/or rights
transfer document within 10 calendar days of prize notification. If any potential winner is considered a minor
in his/her jurisdiction of residence, Affidavit/Release must be signed by
his/her parent or legal guardian. If a potential winner cannot be contacted, or fails to
complete and respond to Sponsor within the required time period, if any
prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, if any potential
winner rejects his/her prize or in the event of noncompliance with these
Sweepstakes rules and requirements, such prize will be forfeited and may be
awarded to an alternate winner from all remaining eligible entries (time-permitting). Upon prize forfeiture, no compensation will
be given.
8. Conditions. BY PARTICIPATING, ENTRANTS
AND WINNERS AGREE TO RELEASE AND HOLD HARMLESS SPONSOR, TWITTER, AND THEIR
ADVERTISING AND SWEEPSTAKES 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, INVASION OF PRIVACY, COPYRIGHT
INFRINGEMENT, TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT OR ANY OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY-RELATED
CAUSE OF ACTION. Any and 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. Entrants
who do not comply with these Official Rules, or attempt to interfere with this
Sweepstakes in any way shall be disqualified.
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.
9. Additional Terms. Any
attempted form of entry other than as set forth above is prohibited; no
automatic, programmed; robotic or similar means of entry are permitted.
Sponsor, its affiliates, partners and Sweepstakes 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 may select the winners 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.
10. 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 ANY PAGES OR SITES ASSOCIATED WITH THE
SWEEPSTAKES AND/OR DOWNLOADING FROM AND/OR PRINTING MATERIAL DOWNLOADED FROM
ANY WEBSITES ASSOCIATED WITH THE SWEEPSTAKES. 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
MERCHANTABILITY, 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.
11. 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.
12.
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 Contest, 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.
13. Name of winner/List of Winners.
To obtain a list of winner(s), send a self-addressed, stamped envelope by April 30, 2019 to: David Brown Simon
& Schuster, Inc., 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.
14. 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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