OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.
A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
“Vulture Festival Insiders” Sweepstakes (“Sweepstakes”) is only open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, age 21 or older at time of entry. Employees of New York Media, LLC (“Sponsor”), and its respective parent company, subsidiaries, affiliates, retailers, advertising and promotion agencies and all other companies involved in this Sweepstakes and their immediate family members and/or those living in the same household of each are not eligible to enter or win. Sweepstakes governed by U.S. law. Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Void where prohibited by law.
Sweepstakes begins at 9:00 AM Eastern Time (“ET”) on 05/01/15 and ends at 11:59 PM ET on 05/17/15 (the “Sweepstakes Entry Period”). For purposes of these Official Rules, "receipt" of an entry occurs when Sponsor or its designated third party records the entry information resulting from an entrant clicking the submit or enter button. Sponsor's computer shall be the official clock of the Sweepstakes.
To enter, visit http://nym.ag/VultureFestivalSweeps and follow all entry instructions in the offer to complete and submit the online Entry Form in its entirety so it is received during a daily Sweepstakes Entry Period (referred herein as “Entry”). All entries must be received during the Sweepstakes Entry Period. Limit one (1) Entry per person. Receive additional Entries for following/tweeting on Twitter and/or referring a friend. By submitting an entry, you are indicating that you have read, understood and fully agree to these Official Rules. Any person found to be using multiple identities to enter the Sweepstakes will be declared ineligible to win. Multiple entries from any person using different email addresses or under multiple identities or through the use of any other robotic device or artifice to enter multiple times for an individual will be deemed invalid. Entrants subject to all notices posted online including but not limited to privacy policy. All Entries and requests become Sponsor's property and will not be returned or acknowledged. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, damaged or misdirected Entries.
Prize(s) and Approximate Retail Value(s): One (1) Grand Prize winner will be awarded a pair of tickets to the Vulture Festival invite-only opening party on Friday, May 29, 2015 in New York, NY at 7:00pm-10:00pm and a pair of tickets to the Vulture Festival presentation of Bravo’s screening of Odd Mom Out on Sunday, May 31, 2015 at 1pm-3pm at Tribeca Cinemas (54 Varick Street). Fourteen (14) runner-up winners will each be awarded a pair of tickets to the Vulture Festival presentation of Bravo’s screening of Odd Mom Out on Sunday, May 31, 2015 at 1pm-3pm at Tribeca Cinemas (54 Varick Street). Maximum ARV of all prizes: $0. Limit: one prize per household.
Odds of winning depend on the total number of eligible entries received during the Sweepstakes Entry Period.
Entrants acknowledge transportation to the Vulture Festival opening party and Vulture Festival presentation of Bravo’s screening Odd Mom Out is not included in the prize and that the Vulture Festival opening party and Vulture Festival Bravo screening prize is beyond the control of the Sponsor and is subject to being rescheduled, modified or cancelled. In that event, the Sponsor reserves the right to, at its discretion, to reschedule the sweepstakes drawing, entry and/or end dates, modify the entry procedures, cancel the sweepstakes, or cancel the awarding of tickets for any program..
Potential winners will be selected in a random drawing from all eligible Entries received during the Sweepstakes Entry Period. Random drawing will be conducted on or about 05/18/15 by a representative from the Sponsor (“judges”) whose decisions are final. Potential winner(s) will be notified by e-mail and/or telephone and may be required to complete and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability and a Publicity Release within twenty-four (24) hours of notification date or an alternate winner will be selected. If an Affidavit or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, or if a potential winner is determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion to be ineligible, or if a potential winner declines or is unable for any reason to accept the prize for any reason, that potential winner will be disqualified and if there is sufficient time to notify an alternate winner, the corresponding prize may be awarded to an alternate winner selected at random from all of the corresponding non-winning Entries. There will be one (1) attempt to notify alternate winner for the unfulfilled prize after which another alternate winner will be selected at random from all of the corresponding non-winning Entries until the prize is awarded. A parent or legal guardian will be required to execute Affidavit on minor’s behalf. No substitutions are permitted except if prize is unavailable, in which case a prize of comparable or greater value will be awarded. Prizes are not redeemable for cash. Prizes are non-assignable or transferable except to a surviving spouse. If winner chooses not to receive any portion of the prize or if winner cannot attend or participate any portion of the prize after arrangement has been made, that portion of the prize will be forfeited and the Sponsor will be deemed to have awarded the prize to the winner. Should a winner be found to make any false statement(s) or not in compliance with these Official Rules, that winner will be disqualified and required to promptly return to Sponsor his/her prize. Winner(s) is responsible for all federal, state, local and sales and income taxes. Winner is required to provide his/her Social Security number to Sponsor’s representative for tax reporting purposes. An IRS 1099 Form will be prepared and filed in the name of the winner for the value of the prize. Any other incidental expenses on prize not specified herein are the sole responsibility of winner(s). Entry and acceptance of prize constitute permission to use winner's name, prize won, hometown and likeness for online posting and promotional purposes without further compensation, except where prohibited by law.
Participating entrants agree to these Official Rules and the decisions of the judges and the Sponsor, and release the Sponsor, and its affiliated companies, and all other businesses involved in this Sweepstakes, as well as the employees, officers, directors and agents of each, from all claims and liability relating to their participation, acceptance and use of prize. Winners assume all liability for any injury or damage caused or claimed to be caused, by participation in this Sweepstakes or use or redemption of any prize. Sponsor is not responsible for any typographical or other error in the printing of the offer, administration of the Sweepstakes or in the announcement of the prizes.
In the event Sponsor is prevented from continuing with the Sweepstakes as contemplated herein by any event beyond its control, including but not limited to satellite or equipment failure, or any federal, state, or local government law, order, or regulation, or other cause not within Sponsor’s control, Sponsor shall have the right to terminate the Sweepstakes. This Sweepstakes shall be governed by and interpreted under the laws of the State of New York, U.S.A. without regard to its conflicts of laws provisions. By participating, entrants agree that any and all disputes arising out of or relating in any way to this Sweepstakes shall be litigated only in courts sitting in New York, New York, U.S.A.
In the event of a dispute over the identity of an online entrant, entry will be deemed submitted by the "Authorized Account Holder" of the e-mail address submitted at time of entry. Authorized Account Holder means the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. Entry materials/data that have been tampered with or altered, or mass entries or entries generated by a script, macro or use of automated devices are void. The Sponsor is not responsible for: (i) lost, late, misdirected, damaged, or illegible entries; or (ii) human or technical error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operations or transmission, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or alterations of entry materials, or for technical, network, telephone equipment, electronic, computer, hardware or software malfunctions of any kind, or inaccurate transmission of or failure to receive entry information by Sponsor on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any web site or any combination thereof; or (ii) any injury or damage to entrant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participating in the sweepstakes. By participating in the Sweepstakes, you (i) agree to be bound by these official rules, including all eligibility requirements, and (ii) agree to be bound by the decisions of Sponsor and the independent judging organization, which are final and binding in all matters relating to the Sweepstakes. Failure to comply with these official rules may result in disqualification from the Sweepstakes. Sponsor reserves the right to: (i) permanently disqualify from any sweepstakes it sponsors any person it believes has intentionally violated these official rules; and (ii) withdraw the Sweepstakes if it becomes technically corrupted, (including if a computer virus or system malfunction inalterably impairs its ability to conduct the Sweepstakes), and to select winner(s) from among all eligible entries received prior to withdrawal.
LEGAL WARNING: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN INDIVIDUAL, WHETHER OR NOT AN ENTRANT, TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE, DESTROY, TAMPER OR VANDALIZE THIS WEB SITE OR INTERFERE WITH THE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES, IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL and CIVIL LAWS AND SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES AND DILIGENTLY PURSUE ALL REMEDIES AGAINST ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
Sponsor: New York Media, LLC, 75 Varick Street, New York, NY 10013.
For a winners list, (available after 06/15/15), send a self-addressed stamped envelope to: “Vulture Festival Insiders” Sweepstakes Winners, New York Magazine, 75 Varick Street, New York, NY 10013, for receipt by 06/30/15.
By entering, you may be contacted by the Sponsor with future promotional offers. Information provided by you to participate in this Sweepstakes is subject to the Sponsor's privacy policy located at www.nymag.com.
