OFFICIAL RULES.
NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY. PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN. OPEN ONLY TO LEGAL U.S. RESIDENTS AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER. OFFERED ONLY IN THE UNITED STATES.
PROMOTION PERIOD: Oct 8, 2008 to January 15, 2009 ("Promotion Period"). The entry period for the major prize drawing begins on October 8, 2008 at 6:00 PM CT and ends on January 15, 2009 at 11:59 PM CT. Drawing will be held on or about January 22, 2009.
HOW TO ENTER: To enter the "Caravan Travel Americas Sweepstakes – Trader Joes Fan" (the "Promotion"), you may complete the online entry form provided and click the "submit" button. Entrants must provide all information requested on the online entry form to be eligible. You may also enter by sending in a 3×5 card with your name, phone number and mailing address to Caravan Travel Americas Sweepstakes – Trader Joes Fan, Caravan Tours, Inc., 401 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago IL 60611. Incomplete entries are void. Online entries must be received by each end date listed above. Mail-in entries must be postmarked by each end date listed above and received by the draw date. No more than one entry per person or email address. Entries become the property of Caravan Tours, Inc. ("Sponsor") and will not be returned.
DRAWING AND AWARDING OF PRIZES: A random drawing will be conducted from all eligible entries submitted during the Promotion Period to determine the winner. One Winner will be selected on drawing date. All drawings are conducted under the supervision of Sponsor, whose decisions are final in all matters relating to the Promotion. All prizes will be awarded. Odds of winning a the drawing depend on the total number of eligible entries received.
PRIZE: Upon verification of eligibility, the prize winner will receive a trip for two (two people in a double room) on any Caravan tour which starts within 12 months of drawing date. Winner must travel within 12 months of drawing date or prize will be forfeited. Airfare is not included. All expenses and incidental costs not expressly stated in prize description are sole responsibility of winner. Approximate Retail Value ("ARV") of prize is from $2200 to $3900 depending on trip selected. Except where legally prohibited, acceptance of prize constitutes permission for Sponsor to use the winner’s name, address (city and state), picture, likeness and testimonials, in printed, broadcast media or new media, in perpetuity, in any manner Sponsor deems appropriate in connection with promoting Sponsor of this or any other promotion sponsored by Sponsor, without further compensation. No substitutions, cash equivalents or transfers of prizes permitted except at the sole discretion of Sponsor, which reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value in the event an offered prize is unavailable for any reason. Winners are responsible for payment of all taxes on the prizes and for any other expenses associated with the prizes not specifically described herein. Prize is not transferable. One of the two travelers must be the prize winner. The value of the Promotion prizes set forth above represents Sponsor’s good faith determinations of the ARV thereof and such determinations are final and binding and cannot be appealed. If the actual value of any prize turns out to be less than the states ARV, the difference will not be awarded in cash.
ELIGIBILITY: Promotion open to legal U.S. residents who are 18 years or older and the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence as of the beginning of the Promotion Period. Employees of Sponsor, its subsidiaries, affiliates, and advertising and promotion agencies and their immediate families (defined as current spouse, parents, children, siblings and their respective spouses) and individuals living in the same household as such employees are ineligible. Void where prohibited or restricted by law or where bonding or registration required. Promotion subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and to accept the decisions of Sponsor as final in all matters relating to this Promotion.
NOTIFICATION AND WINNERS LIST: Winner will be notified via e-mail, phone or mail and will be required to provide proof of identity, to complete and sign an Affidavit of Eligibility/Liability Release and, where legal, a Publicity Release, which must be returned, properly executed, within thirty (30) days of issuance of prize notification. Winner’s travel companion will also be required to submit a Liability Release and, where legal, a Publicity Release. If these documents are not returned within this time period, or the notification is returned as undeliverable, the prize will be forfeited. For a winners list, send a stamped, self-addressed envelope within 180 days after the end of the Promotion Period to: Contest Winner – Caravan Travel Americas Sweepstakes – Trader Joes Fan, Marketing Department, Caravan Tours, 401 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago IL 60611.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: By participating in the Promotion, entrants agree that Sponsor and its parent companies, affiliate and subsidiary companies, agents, directors, representatives and employees (together, the "Released Parties") will have no liability whatsoever for any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind resulting from participation in the Promotion or acceptance, possession or use of any prize that may be awarded. Sponsor is not responsible for printing or typographical errors in any Promotion-related materials; stolen, lost, late, misdirected, damaged, incomplete or illegible entries or for postage-due mail.
DISQUALIFICATION: Any attempt by any entrant to obtain more than one entry by using multiple/different email addresses, or identities 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. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it believes to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Promotion or to be acting in an unsportsmanlike manner or in violation of these Official Rules. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
Entrant shall not upload, post or transmit any materials which contain any computer viruses, worms, Trojan horses or other harmful component or programming routines that are intended to damage, detrimentally interfere with, surreptitiously intercept or expropriate any system, data or personal information. If Sponsor determines, in its sole discretion, that there is any suspected or actual electronic tampering with the Promotion, or if technical difficulties compromise the integrity of the Promotion, Sponsor, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to void any entries submitted fraudulently or cancel, suspend or modify the Promotion. In the event a potential winner is disqualified for any reason, Sponsor will award the applicable prize to an alternate winner by random drawing from among all remaining eligible entries.
Sponsor, and its affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, and Internet access providers are not responsible for incorrect information by entrants, or technical malfunctions of any telephone network, computer equipment, software or any combination thereof, entry materials that have been tampered with, human error, or lost/delayed data transmission; or transactions that are processed late or incorrectly or are lost due to computer or electronic malfunction.
LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: The Released Parties are not responsible for: (1) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by entrants, printing, typographical, mechanical, seeding or other errors or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Promotion; (2) technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (3) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Promotion; (4) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Promotion or the processing of entries; or (5) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant’s participation in the Promotion, download of any information, or receipt or use or misuse of any prize. If for any reason an entrant’s entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost, or otherwise destroyed or corrupted, entrant’s sole remedy is another entry in the Promotion.
DISPUTES: Except where prohibited, each entrant agrees that: (1) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Promotion or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the federal or state courts located in Chicago, IL; (2) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Promotion, but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (3) unless otherwise prohibited, under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, indirect, punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the entrant and Sponsor in connection with the Promotion, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Illinois, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Illinois or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Illinois.
ENTRANT’S PERSONAL INFORMATION: Information collected from entrants is subject to the Sponsor’s Privacy Policy.
SWEEPSTAKES NOTICES: By entering and providing the required entry information, you acknowledge that Sponsor may also send you notices regarding this Promotion.
SPONSOR: Caravan Tours, Inc. is the sole sponsor of this Promotion.