Embassy
Suites by Hilton 40th Anniversary Milestone Sweepstakes
OFFICIAL
RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR
WIN. MAKING A PURCHASE DOES NOT IMPROVE
CHANCES OF WINNING. THE FOLLOWING SWEEPSTAKES
IS VALID ONLY IN THE FIFTY (50) UNITED STATES (“U.S.”) AND THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA (“D.C.”), AND IS OPEN ONLY TO QUALIFIED PERSONS (AS DEFINED IN THE
OFFICIAL RULES BELOW) WHO ARE 21 YEARS
OF AGE OR OLDER AS OF THE DATE OF ENTRY.
VOID ELSEWHERE AND WHEREVER PROHIBITED.
BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS SWEEPSTAKES, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY
THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND THE DECISIONS OF SPONSOR AND ADMINISTRATOR. DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE SWEEPSTAKES IF YOU
DO NOT AGREE TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND FALL WITHIN THE ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS AS SET FORTH BELOW.
Sweepstakes Name: Embassy Suites by
Hilton 40th Anniversary Milestone Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”).
Sweepstakes
Dates: Sweepstakes
registration begins at 12:00:01 am Eastern Time (“ET”) on 5/1/2024 and ends at 11:59:59 pm ET on 5/31/2024 (the “Registration Period”). The Sweepstakes
is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and
regulations. Void outside the fifty
(50) U.S. and D.C., and wherever
prohibited or restricted by law.
Who may Enter: The Sweepstakes is
open only to legal residents of the (50) U.S. and D.C., who are age (21) or
older as of the date of entry and have a valid U.S. driver’s license or
government issued photo I.D., except the following persons who are not eligible
to enter, participate or win: employees, officers, and directors of Embassy
Suites by Hilton (“Sponsor”), Million
Dollar Media (the “Administrator”), each of their respective franchisees,
parents, affiliated companies, subsidiaries, wholesalers, distributors,
printers, advertising and promotion agencies, and any and all other companies
associated with the design or execution of this Sweepstakes, and the immediate
family members or households, whether or not related, of any of the above.
“Immediate family members” includes, for purposes of this Sweepstakes, parents
(including in-laws and step-parents), grandparents, siblings (including
step-siblings and half-siblings), children (including step-children),
grandchildren (including step grandchildren) and each of their respective
spouses, regardless of where they reside.
How to
Enter – Four (4) Ways: There are four (4) ways
to enter the Sweepstakes: (1) via online entry; (2) via via Facebook; (3) via
Instagram, or (4) via Comment on an Embassy Suites social media post during the
Registration Period. These four (4)
entry methods are outlined in detail below.
There is a maximum of one (1) entry per person per day, regardless of
method of entry, and each entry requires a unique submission that has not been
previously entered into the Sweepstakes.
Each submission must include the entrant’s own
original story created and submitted by the entrant sharing a Milestone (and
not previously submitted by the entrant or any other entrant) (each a
“Submission”). The entry should share a
story about a recent or upcoming Milestone (such as a wedding, anniversary,
birthday, graduating school, stopped smoking, adopted a new pet, sending a
child to college, child’s birthday, etc).
All
entries must be submitted by 11:59:59p ET on 5/31/2024 to be eligible. Maximum of one (1) entry per person per day,
regardless of method of entry. Each
submission must be unique. Duplicate or
near duplicate entries shall be disqualified.
Each entrant must submit an entry on his/her own behalf. Any entry submitted on behalf of another
individual or using another person’s name, Social Media account, or providing
any false information, fake accounts or duplicate accounts will be disqualified
and ineligible to claim any prize. Any
attempt by any entrant to obtain more than the stated number of entries allowed
by using the same or multiple/different Instagram accounts, identities or any
other methods void that entrant's entries and that entrant may be disqualified.
No
mechanically produced or automated entries permitted. Use of
any automated system to participate in the Sweepstakes is prohibited, will
result in disqualification and all such entries will be deemed void. False and/or deceptive entries or acts,
including misrepresentation of age, shall render such entries ineligible.
All entries in the Sweepstakes will become the
sole property of Sponsor and will not be returned. Each entrant agrees that their submitted entry
may be viewed by the public. Sponsor
reserves the right to disqualify and remove any entry at any time that is not
in compliance with these Official Rules.
All entries must conform to the submission requirements as outlined
above and below, or it may be disqualified and not considered for the Sweepstakes.
All entries must include all
required information. Any entry with
incorrect, incomplete or illegible information or other inaccurate information may
be disqualified. Sponsor not responsible for
lost, late, misdirected, incorrect, illegible, incomplete, invalid,
unintelligible or damaged entries, or for any entry submitted in a manner that
is not expressly allowed under these Official Rules, or for any entry not
submitted or received due to any technical error or failure, human error,
unauthorized human intervention, inaccurate capture or mis-entry of any
required information, failures, omissions, interruptions, deletions, or defects
of any phone or cellular phone provider, network computer online systems,
computer equipment, servers or software, including any injury or damage to
entrant’s or any other person’s computer relating to or resulting from
participation in this Sweepstakes; or the failure to capture any such
information or effects of hackers or failure of any electronic equipment,
computer, phone line or cellular transmissions and/or network connections; all
of such entries will be disqualified.
In
the event of a dispute as to any entry, the authorized account holder of the
Instagram or Facebook account used to enter, and associated with the entry will
be deemed to be the registrant and s/he must be eligible according to these
Official Rules. The “authorized account holder” is the Instagram or Facebook account
holder of the account name used to submit the entry. Proof of being the authorized account holder
may be required.
By
participating and submitting an entry, entrants agree that Sponsor and
participating parties are authorized to contact them via email, mail, phone, Instagram
or Facebook message or any other form of media to make entrants aware of
information pertinent to the Sweepstakes, and to distribute information
regarding the Sponsor(s) featured products, special events or promotional
offers. Entrants may opt-out of any
further email communication at any time by simply replying REMOVE to any email
message, or following the provided opt-out instructions. Any
available opt-in opportunities are not required to enter the Sweepstakes,
and checking the opt-in boxes will not improve your chances of winning.
By
registering and submitting an entry, you affirm that you have read and accepted
these Official Rules. The laws of the U.S. apply
to and govern this Sweepstakes and any claims must be raised and resolved in
the U.S. Any information collected by
registering and entering the Sweepstakes shall be used only in a manner
consistent with these Official Rules and with Sponsor’s Privacy Policy. By
entering the Sweepstakes, each entrant agrees that s/he may be contacted,
recorded and/or broadcasted by Sponsor, and that his/her comment, post and/or
submission may be used, promoted, released, broadcasted or published by Sponsor
in any manner related to the promotion or advertising of the Sweepstakes.
General
Submission Requirements:
(a)
Each
entry must be submitted in a format as accepted by the registration website, Instagram
or Facebook, as applicable, and
(b)
Any
entry that is not properly submitted or received for any reason, including any
technical difficulties, upload failures, failures to save or properly store the
entry, efforts of hackers or any lost or disconnected Internet connections,
will be disqualified.
Additional
Submission Requirements: Sponsor reserves the right to, in its sole and absolute
discretion, disqualify any entry and/or submission for any reason that it
considers to not be appropriate for the Sweepstakes. Entry submission restrictions include, but
are not limited to, the following requirements:
·
not
be, or ever have been, previously submitted in the Sweepstakes;
·
except
as relates to the Sponsor’s brand(s) or approved partners, not include
trademarks, logos or copyrighted material not owned by entrant or material that
is used without permission (including, but not limited to, company names,
photographs, works of art or images published on any media) or that otherwise
infringes or violates the rights of any third-party (including, but not limited
to, copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade secrets, logos, contract and
licensing rights, rights of publicity or privacy, moral rights (i.e., “droit
moral”) or any other intellectual property rights);
·
not
feature, display, refer to, or mention any companies or brands in competition
with Sponsor;
·
not
include any unauthorized photos, images, comments or plagiarism of any kind;
·
not
contain or reference nudity, inappropriate, indecent, sexually explicit,
pornographic or obscene content or images (which shall be determined by
Sponsor, in its sole and absolute discretion);
·
not
contain any political or politically themed or motivated messages, comments,
statements or images;
·
not
defame, slander, libel, misrepresent or contain disparaging remarks or any
other content that could adversely affect the name, reputation or goodwill of the
Released Parties or any other individuals and/or entities affiliated or
associated with Sponsor, the Sweepstakes or any prizes, the determination of
which shall remain in the sole discretion of Sponsor;
·
not
depict or include any comments, descriptions or images that may be considered
unlawful, harmful, threatening, violent, abusive, harassing, tortuous,
defamatory, vulgar, libelous, invasive of another’s privacy, hateful, or
racially, religiously, ethnically or otherwise objectionable in any manner as
solely determined by Sponsor;
·
not
be subject to any third-party agreement or require payment or incurrence of any
sums to obtain further permissions of any person or entity as a result of its
use or exploitation of the comment(s), photo, idea or rights therein or
portions, or modified versions or derivative works thereof;
·
not
include any name, likeness, description, photograph or any other identifying
element, in whole or in part, of any person, living or dead, without
permission; and
Representation and Release of Rights to Sweepstakes Entry
and/or Submission:
By submitting any entry, each entrant represents that s/he has sole and
exclusive ownership and proprietary rights of all content submitted; has full
permission of any parties within any photo included as part of the entry to
publish and release their images and actions shown within the photo; and agrees
that each entry and/or submission becomes the sole and exclusive property of
Sponsor, and Sponsor may publish, display, promote or utilize the submission,
content, comment and/or any photo in any manner of its choosing in relation to
the promotion or advertising of the Sweepstakes or Sponsor. Entry into the Sweepstakes and upload of any entry,
comment and/or constitutes permission for the Sponsor and its designees to use
that entrant’s entry, submission, comment, photo, name, city and state of
residence and/or likeness for purposes of advertising and trade in any and all
media now or hereafter known worldwide in perpetuity without limitation or
further compensation, notification or permission, unless prohibited by
law. Submissions will not be
acknowledged or returned by Sponsor.
Sponsor reserves the right to request proof
from any entrant, at any time, in a form acceptable to Sponsor, of any
permission required or possibly required to use such entrant’s entry in the Sweepstakes. Failure to provide such proof, if requested,
may disqualify such entry from the Sweepstakes.
Sponsor
reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual (and
all of his or her entries) who tampers or attempts to tamper with or abuse the
entry process or the Sweepstakes website in any way or who is otherwise in
violation of these Official Rules, as determined by Sponsor or the Sweepstakes
judges appointed by Sponsor in their sole and absolute discretion. Any questions regarding the number of entries
submitted or the authorized account holder shall be determined by Sponsor in its
sole discretion. ANY ATTEMPT BY ANY PERSON TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY SWEEPSTAKES
WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES MAY BE A
VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND, SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE,
SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DISQUALIFY AND SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
Winner Selection and
Notification (maximum 10 grand prize winners; 5 second prize winners; 16 third
prize winners and 16 fourth prize winners):
Potential winners will be notified initially by
phone and/or email following their selection.
If the Administrator is unsuccessful in its attempt to reach and speak
directly with a selected potential prize winner by phone within 48-hours
of the initial notification attempt to the phone number or email address
associated with that contestant’s entry, then that contestant may be
disqualified and an alternate potential winner may be randomly selected from
among the remaining eligible entries and notified as per the procedures
outlined above (time permitting).
During winner notification, each selected
potential winner must confirm their eligibility, and indicate their willingness
and ability to accept the designated prize.
The potential winner will then receive official notification via email
delivery. If any selected potential
winner does not meet the eligibility requirements, or is unable or unwilling to
accept the prize or elects to decline the prize, s/he will be disqualified and,
at Sponsor’s discretion and time permitting, an alternate winner will be randomly
selected from among all remaining eligible entries and notified as per the
procedures outlined above. Any
disqualified contestant will not receive any alternate prize substitution or
compensation. Decisions of the Administrator in the selection and determination of
the winners and all matters relating to this Sweepstakes are final and
binding.
All of the following will apply to each
potential prize winner: 1) winner will be required to complete and return,
within 3-days of date of
receipt, a prize acceptance form, including an affidavit of eligibility and a
liability/publicity release (where permitted); and a W-9 form if prize value
exceeds $600; 2) winner may be required to present a copy of a valid driver’s
license or government issued photo ID with valid residential address as a
condition of participating or receiving any prize; and (3) grand prize winners
shall be issued a 1099 form reflecting the value of the prize award and shall
be solely responding for paying all applicable taxes (including, but not
limited to, all local, state and federal taxes) that may be or become due in
connection with their respective prize award.
Grand Prize
Award (maximum ten (10) winners): Each eligible
entrant designated as a grand prize winner shall be awarded: an Embassy Suites
BMG certificate valid towards five (5) consecutive nights in a standard room at
participating Embassy Suite locations, based upon room availability, and one
(1) $500 gift card towards travel stipend from the Sponsor designated gift card
provider. Each Embassy Suite BMG certificate
is subject to the terms and conditions of Hilton BMG certificate policy (see
certain restrictions below). Gift
card subject to the terms and conditions of issuing gift card provider
policy. Approximate retail value of each
grand prize award: $1,500, but actual
value shall be based upon standard room rate at time of reservation. ARV of all available grand prize awards:
$15,000.
Second
Prize Award (maximum five (5) winners): Each
eligible entrant designated as a second prize winner shall be awarded: an
Embassy Suites BMG certificate valid towards two (2) consecutive nights in a
standard room at participating Embassy Suite locations, based upon room
availability. Each Embassy Suite BMG
certificate is subject to the terms and conditions of Hilton BMG certificate
policy (see certain restrictions below). ARV of each second prize award: $400, but actual value shall be based upon standard
room rate at time of reservation. ARV of
all available second prize awards: $2,000.
Third
Prize Award (maximum sixteen (16) winners): Each eligible entrant designated as a third
prize winner shall be awarded: one (1) July Carry-on Suitcase and an Embassy
Suites BMG certificate valid towards one (1) night stay in a standard room at
participating Embassy Suite locations, based upon room availability. Each Embassy Suite BMG certificate is subject
to the terms and conditions of Hilton BMG certificate policy (see certain
restrictions below). Exact make,
model, color and options of carry-on suitcase as solely determined and
designated by Sponsor. Sponsor reserves
the right to substitute and alternate prize award or suitcase of approximate
equal or greater value, based upon availability. ARV of each third prize award: $645.
ARV of all available third prize awards: $10,320.
Fourth
Prize Award (maximum sixteen (16) winners): Each eligible entrant designated as a fourth
prize winner shall be awarded: an Embassy Suites BMG certificate valid towards
one (1) night stay in a standard room at participating Embassy Suite locations,
based upon room availability. Each
Embassy Suite BMG certificate is subject to the terms and conditions of Hilton
BMG certificate policy (see certain restrictions below). ARV of each fourth prize award: $200.
ARV of all available fourth prize awards: $3,200.
Embassy Suites BMG Certificate Restrictions
(all prize levels): Embassy Suites BMG
certificate may only be redeemed towards standard room rate reservations at
participating Embassy Suites locations.
Certificate must be redeemed by 5/31/2025, or certificate is void and
prize shall be forfeit. Lost or stolen
certificates will not be replaced.
Certificate may only be redeemed towards a standard room (no room
upgrades available). Certificate is
non-transferable, has no cash value, may not be redeemed or exchanged for any
other prize, and certain blackout dates may apply. Certificate must be presented at
check-in. Certificate valid for single
redemption use and any unused room nights shall be forfeit.
General
Prize Conditions:
Prize award shall be shipped to
winner via the Sponsor designated shipping carrier or as otherwise designated
by Sponsor. Please allow up to 8 – 12
weeks for prize delivery. Once
shipped, the prize shall be considered delivered and Sponsor shall have no
responsibility for any shipment that is delayed, damaged, lost, misdelivered or
stolen, or for any incorrect shipping address provided by winner. In the event of any delivery issues, prize
award shall not be replaced or substituted with any alternate prize award or
compensation. Winner shall look solely
to shipping carrier for any lost, damaged, misdelivered, stolen or delayed
shipment.
All prizes are awarded as is, without any
warranty, express or implied, by Sponsor. All
other costs and expenses related to prize acceptance, delivery, redemption or
use not specified herein as being provided are the sole responsibility of
winner. All income, federal, state and
local taxes are the winner’s sole responsibility. All prize awards are non-transferable and no
cash redemption or prize substitution allowed, except at Sponsor’s sole
discretion or as provided herein.
Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize with one of comparable
or greater value, at its sole discretion. Failure to collect or properly claim
prize in accordance with these rules will result in forfeiture of the
prize. If forfeited for any reason,
participant will not receive any other prize substitution or compensation, and the prize will remain the property
of Sponsor and will not be awarded, except as provided herein. All properly
claimed prizes will be awarded. Any
unclaimed prizes will not be awarded.
Additional Rules &
Restrictions: By participating,
entrants agree to abide by and be bound by the Official Rules and the decisions
of the Sponsor and Administrator, which shall be final in all matters relating
to this Sweepstakes. In the event an
entrant wins a prize, and is later found to be in violation of these rules
he/she will be required to forfeit the prize or to reimburse Sponsor for the
stated value of the prize if such violation is discovered after winner has used
the prize. Participation in Sweepstakes constitutes permission for the Sponsor
and its designees to use entrants’ names, cities and states of residence and/or
likenesses for purposes of advertising and trade in any and all media now or
hereafter known worldwide on perpetuity without limitation or further
compensation, notification or permission, unless prohibited by law. False, fraudulent or deceptive entries or
acts shall render entrants ineligible for any prize.
By
participating, entrants agree to hold all Released Parties harmless from any
claims, losses, actions, or damages of any kind, whether actual, incidental or
consequential, for injury (including but not limited to death), damages, losses
or expenses arising out of or relating to entrant’s participation in this Sweepstakes,
or the acceptance, possession or use/misuse of any prize, or participation in
prize-related activities (including but not limited to travel or activity
related thereto), and to assume all liability therefor.
Released
Parties shall not be liable to winner or any other person for failure to supply
the prize or any part thereof by reason of any acts of God, pandemics, any
actions, regulations, orders, or requests by any governmental entity, equipment
failure, terrorist acts, war, fire, unusually severe weather, embargo, labor
dispute or strike, labor or material shortage, transportation interruption of
any kind, or any other cause beyond Released Parties’ sole control.
Participants
are restricted to use of ordinary and typical computer equipment, mobile phone
equipment, Internet access and cellular networks. Sponsor disclaims all
liability for the inability of a participant to complete or continue an entry
due to equipment malfunction, busy lines, inadvertent disconnections, acts
beyond the Sponsor’s control, or otherwise. The Sponsor disclaims any liability
for entries not received due to technical difficulties or transmission errors.
The Sponsor disclaims all liability for any delays, mis-delivery, loss, or
failure in the delivery of any item sent by mail, courier, express, electronic
transmission, or other delivery method.
Released Parties are not responsible for mechanical, technical,
electronic, communications, telephone, computer, hardware or software errors,
malfunctions or failures of any kind, including: failed, incomplete, garbled or
delayed transmission of online entries, traffic congestion on telephone lines,
the Internet or at any website or lost or unavailable network connections which
may limit an online entrant's ability to participate in the Sweepstakes, and
any injury or damage to entrant’s or any other person’s computer or mobile
phone related to or resulting from participating in or downloading any
information necessary to participate in the Sweepstakes. Released Parties are not responsible for any
other errors of any kind, whether computer, technical, typographical, printing,
human or otherwise, relating to or in connection with the Sweepstakes, including,
without limitations, errors which may occur in connection with the printing or
advertising of this Sweepstakes, administration or execution of the Sweepstakes,
the cancellation of the Sweepstakes, the processing of entries or in the
announcement of the prizes or prize winners.
Sponsor, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any
person tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes
website.
Sponsor
reserves the right to cancel, modify, reschedule or terminate the Sweepstakes
for any reason including, but not limited to acts of God, pandemics, force
majeure, government regulatory action or ruling, fraud, misconduct, or if any technical
failures destroy or threaten the integrity of the Sweepstakes, in the opinion
of the Sponsor/Administrator, or if a computer virus, bug, or other technical
problem corrupts the administration, security, or proper conduct of the Sweepstakes
as determined by Sponsor/Administrator, in their sole discretion. In the event
of early termination of the Sweepstakes, Sponsor reserves the right to
determine prize winners in a random drawing from among all eligible,
non-suspect entries received as of the time/date of such termination.
In addition, by submitting any entry, each entrant transfers any and all of his/her right, title and interest
in and to such entry, including but not limited
to any and all copyrights, trademark rights, "moral rights", and any
and all other proprietary rights that may exist throughout the world to Sponsor, and expressly waives any rights s/he may have in
such submission and/or entry. Each entrant agrees Sponsor is the exclusive owner of all rights in
and to such entry and/or submission, and will have the worldwide, perpetual right
to copy, display, reproduce, exhibit, edit, modify, assign, license, register
for copyright or trademark, distribute, sell or otherwise use and exploit the entry and associated submission and all elements and/or
derivative works thereof, in whole or in part, alone or with other materials,
in any media now known or hereafter created or devised, for any reason
whatsoever, without
compensation to entrant.
IN
CASE OF DISPUTES: By participating, each entrant agrees that (1)
any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or in
connection with this Promotion, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved
individually, without resort to any form of class action, and any judicial
proceeding shall take place in a federal or state court within the State of New
Jersey; (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, and in no event will entrant be entitled to received attorneys'
fees or other legal costs; and (3) under no circumstances will entrant be
permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim,
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 entrant and Sponsor in connection with
this Promotion, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with the laws
of the State of New Jersey, without giving effect to any choice of law or
conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of New Jersey or any
other jurisdiction), that would cause the application of the laws of any
jurisdiction other than the State of New Jersey.
Odds: Odds of being selected as a prize winner are
dependent upon the total number of eligible entries received from all entry
methods combined, as of the date and time of each drawing as outlined above.
Official Rules &
Winners List: For a copy of these Official Rules, or the
name of prize winners, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to be received by
7/31/2024 to: Embassy Suites by Hilton 40th Anniversary Milestone Sweepstakes,
c/o Million Dollar Media, P.O. Box 278, Woodbridge, NJ 07095. PLEASE SPECIFY which you are requesting,
official rules or winners list.
Sponsor/ Sweepstakes
Administrator: This Sweepstakes is sponsored by Embassy
Suites by Hilton, and administered by Million Dollar Media, P.O. Box 278,
Woodbridge, NJ 07095.
This Sweepstakes is not
affiliated with or sponsored, sanctioned or endorsed by or in any way in
association with Facebook or Instagram. Facebook
and Instagram have no liability or responsibility for any claim arising in
connection with this Sweepstakes or any prize(s) awarded in connection
therewith.