Expedition Scotland: The Homecoming Sweepstakes
OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE DOES NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
1. Eligibility. This promotion is open to residents of participating countries (United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Sweden, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Norway). The promotion is not open to residents of the United Kingdom or any other non-named countries. Promotion is valid where legal. Promotion is void anywhere where participation is prohibited taxed or restricted by law. Employees, officers & directors of VisitScotland, ("Sponsor"), Continental Airlines, Ryan Air, National Geographic and their parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, dealers, 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. The minimum age of entry is 18 years old.
2. How to Enter. Log onto www.expeditionscotland.com, www.visitscotland.com/de, www.visitscotland.com/fr, www.visitscotland.com/es, www.visitscotland.com/it, www.visitscotland.com/be, www.visitscotland.com/se, or www.visitscotland.com/nl and follow the directions to enter between 12:01 AM (GMT) from February 5th 2009 and 11:59:00 PM (GMT) on June 19, 2009. All entrants must have a valid email address. In case of dispute as to identity of 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.
The potential winner will be required to provide the 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. The Sponsor, its affiliates, partners, agencies and any entities involved with the administration or fulfillment of this Sweepstakes 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.
Limit one (1) entry per person. All entries become the sole property of the Sponsor and receipt of entries will not be acknowledged or returned. The Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, illegible, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible, technically corrupted or misdirected entries, which will be disqualified. Only fully completed entry forms are eligible. Proof of submission will not be deemed to be proof of receipt by Sponsor.
3. Drawing. The winner will be drawn at random under independent supervision and notified by email within two weeks of the closing date for the receipt of entry. The decision of the Sponsor will be final in respect of all matters to do with the promotion.
4. Prizes. One (1) Grand Prize: A trip for four (4) people to Scotland, consisting of: round-trip coach-class airfare on Continental Airlines (from the U.S.), Ryan Air (from Europe) or other appropriate airline (for other countries), five (5) nights accommodation on a bed and breakfast basis, car rental for six (6) days provided by 1car 1, and choice of three (3) exclusive activities, as defined on the website. The winner must choose three (3) additional travelers, for a total group of four (4) people. The prize must be taken in September 2009, and unless otherwise agreed by the Sponsor it is available only to that winner and chosen companions. In the event the winner cannot be contacted, does not respond within seven (7) days, or cannot take the prize at this time the Sponsor will withdraw prize entitlement and award it to a substitute drawn at the same time as the original.
5. Notification. Winners will be notified by email and may be required to sign and return, where legal, an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release within seven (7) days of prize notification. Travel companions may also be required to sign and return a Liability/Publicity Release, prior to issuance of prize elements. If winner cannot be contacted, if the prize is returned as undeliverable, or in the event of noncompliance with these Sweepstakes rules and requirements, the prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner will be selected. Upon prize forfeiture, no compensation will be given.
6. Conditions. Participation in Sweepstakes and acceptance of prize constitutes winner's permission for Sponsor to use his/her name, address (city and state), likeness, biographical information and any statements made by winner regarding the Sweepstakes or Sponsor for advertising and promotional purposes without notice or additional compensation, except where prohibited by law. By participating, entrants, winner and travel companions agree to release and hold harmless VisitScotland, ("Sponsor"), Continental Airlines, Ryan Air and National Geographic, their respective advertising and promotion agencies, and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, representatives, agents, successors, assigns, employees, officers and directors, 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 claims based on publicity rights, defamation or invasion of privacy and merchandise delivery. Sponsor is not responsible 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 terrorism. Entrants who do not comply with these Official Rules, or attempt to interfere with this Sweepstakes in any way shall be disqualified. 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. There is no purchase or sales presentation required to participate. The prize is not transferable in any way and must be taken by the designated winner and his/her chosen travel companions. The winner and travel companions are responsible for their own travel insurances, valid passports, and driver's license(s) and also may be responsible for any additional taxes.
7. Additional Terms. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify, 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 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, to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes or Web site.
7.1 To the fullest extent allowed by law the Sponsor accepts no responsibility for loss or injury resulting from the acceptance of the prize.
7.2 The laws applicable to promotions in Scotland will apply.
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.
8. Use of Data. Sponsor will be collecting personal data about participants when they enter the Sweepstakes online, in accordance with its privacy policy. Marketing information will be sent only to entrants who have "opted-in" to receive further information from VisitScotland and its affiliates. Please review the Sponsor's privacy policy at www.visitscotland.com/sitewide/privacypolicy
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.
9. Winners List. To obtain name and details of Grand Prize winner, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Expedition Scotland: The Homecoming Sweepstakes, c/o International Marketing, VisitScotland, Ocean Point One, 94 Ocean Drive, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK EH6 6JH.
10. Sponsor:
VisitScotland
Ocean Point One
94 Ocean Drive
Edinburgh
Scotland
EH6 6JH
UK