Official Survey Rules
Bridal Guide Travel Survey Official Rules (no purchase necessary). Sponsored by Bridal Guide, New York, NY. Entries must be received by May 19, 2009.
1. The sweepstakes is open to any legal resident of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who is 18 years or older except where prohibited by law. Employees, immediate family members (parents, siblings and children) of employees, and those living in the same household as employees of Bridal Guide, RFP LLC, Renaissance Orlando Hotel at SeaWorld and any and all subsidiaries and their corporate suppliers are not eligible. SWEEPSTAKES VOID WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW. All federal, state and local laws apply. Entrants agree to publication and/or display of his/her names, addresses (limited to city and state), likenesses, voices and/or photographs, where lawful, at the discretion of the Sponsors, without further compensation. Participants are subject to official rules.
2. The Sweepstakes runs from 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on March 17, 2009 through 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on May 19, 2009. Entrants may enter by completing the survey in Bridal Guide’s May/June 2009 issue and mail to Bridal Guide Travel Survey, 330 Seventh Avenue, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10001, or fax to 212-308-7165, or completing the survey online at bridalguide.com/travelsurvey. All entries become the property of the Sponsor, who assumes no liability for late, misdirected, lost, damaged, and incomplete entries, including by reason of hardware, software, browser, or network failure, malfunction, congestion, or incompatibility at Sponsor's servers or elsewhere, all of which will not be eligible. Sponsor, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any person tampering with the entry process or the operation of the web site.
3. Prize: Five nights at the Renaissance Orlando Hotel at SeaWorld and 2 tickets to SeaWorld Orlando; approximate retail value is $2,000.
4. The winner will be selected in a random drawing on or about June 8, 2009, under the supervision of Bridal Guide magazine, the judges of the sweepstakes, whose decisions will be final. By accepting a prize, each winner agrees to release Bridal Guide, RFP LLC, Renaissance Orlando Hotel at SeaWorld and participating affiliates, agents and employees from any and all liability, claims, injuries, actions or proceedings arising out of and/or sustained in connection with use, acceptance or possession of prizes. Potential winners will be notified by email and/or by certified mail and/or by phone, at the Sponsor’s discretion. If a potential winner cannot be contacted, does not respond within 5 days from the date the Sponsor first tries to notify him/her, and/or the prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, such potential winner forfeits all rights to win the Sweepstakes or receive the prize, and an alternate potential winner may be selected. Potential winners may also be required to sign and return Bridal Guide’s Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability within 14 days of notification, or prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner may be chosen. Return of prize notification as undeliverable will result in disqualification and an alternate winner may be selected.
A copy of the Bridal Guide Affidavit of Eligibility may be obtained by sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope (VT residents may omit return postage), to Affidavit of Eligibility, Bridal Guide Travel Survey, 330 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001. The number of eligible entries received will determine odds of winning. Limit one prize per family or household. If through a printing, production or other error more than one winner is notified for a prize, one winner will be selected in a random drawing from among those notified. Bridal Guide makes no warranties with regard to the prizes. Prizes are nontransferable, have no cash value, and cannot be redeemed for cash. There are no substitutions for the prizes, except at the sole discretion of the sponsor. Bridal Guide reserves the right to substitute brand, make and model of products promoted. Bridal Guide also reserves the right to withdraw prizes for any reason. Prizes will be awarded provided a sufficient number of eligible entries are received.
5. Winner will be responsible for the following: Roundtrip airfare, airport transfers, airport taxes, any and all local, state and/or federal taxes, ground transportation, food and beverages, gratuities and any expenses not specified as part of the prize. Amendments to confirmed travel arrangements may result in forfeiture of trip or administrative fees. Winners will be issued an IRS 1099 form for prizes valued over $600.
6. Travel must be completed by December 31, 2010. No extension will be given after the prize has expired. Package inclusions may be subject to change. Accommodations are based on availability at time of booking.
7. All applicants’ names will be added to Bridal Guide and Renaissance Orlando Hotel at SeaWorld mailing lists.
8. Only the winner will be notified. The name of the winner may be obtained by sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope after July 1, 2009 but before September 30, 2009 (VT residents may omit return postage) to: Bridal Guide Travel Survey, Re: Winners, Bridal Guide, 330 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001.
I have read these rules and agree to abide by them as a participant and/or winner in the Travel Survey Sweepstakes. My electronic entry serves as my signature.
