OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES - NO PURCHASE OR INTERNET SERVICE SUBSCRIPTION NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.
THE FOLLOWING CONTEST IS INTENDED FOR PLAY IN THE UNITED STATES ONLY AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND EVALUATED ACCORDING TO UNITED STATES LAW. DO NOT ENTER THIS CONTEST UNLESS YOU ARE 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AND ARE A LEGAL RESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. MINORS MUST HAVE THE PERMISSION OF THEIR PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN TO ENTER.
“Weekend of Decadence” ("Contest") starts at 12:00:01 A.M. Eastern Time on May 12, 2008 and ends at 11:59:59 P.M. Eastern Time on May 16, 2008. Contest sponsored by The Legacy Hotel & Meeting Centre, 1775 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852.
ELIGIBILITY: Contest offered only in the United States to legal residents of the U.S., 18 years of age or older. Employees of The Legacy Hotel & Meeting Centre, Phillips Seafood, Cohen Companies, their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, joint venture companies, advertising and promotion agencies and their immediate families and persons living in the households of each are not eligible to enter. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Void where prohibited or restricted by law. Individuals under the age of majority in their state of residence (21 if a MS resident, 19 if an AL, NE, or PA resident, 18 in all other states) must have the permission of their parent or legal guardian to enter.
HOW TO ENTER: NO PURCHASE OR INTERNET SERVICE SUBSCRIPTION IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. All entries must be made online between 12:00:01 A.M. Eastern Time on May 12, 2008 and 11:59:59 P.M. Eastern Time on May 16, 2008 through the TheLegacyRockville.com entry page. To enter, access www.TheLegacyRockville.com, clicking on the email submit link, and pasting your original text into the body of the email. All entries must be posted no later than 11:59:59 P.M. Eastern Time on May 16, 2008 and must comply with the ENTRY REQUIREMENTS specified below. Essays longer than 500 words in length will be disqualified.
Limit one entry per person. In the event of a dispute over the identity of an online entrant, the entry will be deemed made by the authorized holder of the e-mail address at time of entry. The authorized holder is the natural person who is assigned to the e-mail address by an Internet access provider, on-line service provider, or other organization, or the domain associated with the e-mail address. Entries become the property of the Sponsor, which retains all rights including, but not limited to, any intellectual property rights, including copyrights, the right to copy, edit, modify, adapt, publish, and/or use any submissions in any way and in all media without limitation or further consideration. No correspondence about entries will be entered into, nor will essays be acknowledged or returned. The Sponsor may prohibit you from participation in the Contest if, at their sole discretion, you show a disregard for, or attempt to circumvent these Official Contest Rules, or act: (a) in a manner that affects the administration, security, fairness or proper play or conduct of the Contest in any way; (b) with an intent to annoy, threaten or harass any other entrant or the Sponsor; or (c) in any other disruptive manner.
Sponsor is not responsible for late or incomplete entries. If a problem occurs in the submission process you should receive an "Error" message. However, the responsibility to electronically forward the entry is the entrant's and the Sponsor shall not be responsible for any entry not actually received due to incomplete or improper transmission. Similarly, the Sponsor has no obligation to advise entrant of an incomplete submission.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: Each submission must include one and be no longer than 500 words in length. Submission must be the property and original work of the entrant, may not have been previously distributed, may not have won prior awards, and must not infringe on any third-party rights. Essays submitted for entry failing to observe any of these requirements in the sole judgment of Sponsor will be disqualified.
JUDGING: On or about May 22, 2008 judges will select 5 Winners from all eligible entries. Essays will be judged on creativity (50%) and relevance to the theme (50%). In the event of a tie, Winners will be determined based on an overall impression.
WINNER NOTIFICATION: Winners will be notified by e-mail on or about on or about May 23, 2008. If an individual cannot be contacted within one (1) week, is ineligible, or fails to timely return a completed and fully executed Affidavit and Release as required, their prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner will be determined, based on the judging criteria outlined above. Limit one (1) prize per household.
PRIZES: Five winners will receive the following, total value of $1,500.
1. 1 (One) Consecutive Friday & Saturday Night accommodation in a Junior Suite at The Legacy Hotel & Meeting Centre, 1775 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852
2. 1 (One) Dinner for Two at Phillips Seafood Restaurant, 1775 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852
3. 2 (Two) One-Hour Spa Treatments at Red Door Salon & Spa, Wildwood Shopping Center, 10213 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD 20841
The hotel stay is based on availability and subject to blackout dates. Both the Dinner for Two and the Spa Treatments must be redeemed during hotel stay. Dinner for Two includes up to 2 (Two) TOTAL choice of Appetizers, Soups, or Salads; 2 (Two) Entrees, Two (2) Desserts, and 1 (One) Bottle of BRUT, PIPER-HEIDSIECK Champagne [or equivalent]. All items must be standard, printed menu items; no substitutions can be made. Winner must be of legal drinking age to receive Champagne. Items ordered in excess of listed allowances will be the sole financial responsibility of the Contest Winner.
No cash substitutions for prizes will be permitted and prizes are non-transferable. All applicable federal, state and local taxes are solely the responsibility of the winners.
AFFIDAVITS AND RELEASES: As a condition of winning a prize, all major prize winners (or in the case of a winner under the age of majority, their patent or legal guardian) will be required to execute, and deliver to Sponsor within one week of notification, a signed Affidavit of Eligibility, Publicity Release and Release of Liability. Except where prohibited by law, acceptance of any prize constitutes permission to use the winner's name, biographical information, likeness, and submitted video for purposes of advertising and promotion in all media, including on-line worldwide, without limitation or further compensation.
GENERAL CONDITIONS: By entering, participants (or, if under the age of majority in their state of residence, their parents or legal guardians) agree: (a) to be bound by these Official Contest Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which shall be final and binding, and (b) that The Legacy Hotel & Meeting Centre, Phillips Seafood, Cohen Companies, their parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, joint venture companies, their respective officers, directors, agents, and employees are not responsible for and shall not be liable for: (1) any incorrect or inaccurate information associated with or utilized in the Contest, whether caused by website users, tampering, hacking, or any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest; (2) any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or unauthorized access to the website or in any material associated with the Contest; (3) any injury, damage, or loss to participants' or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participating in this Contest or downloading materials from, or otherwise using, the website; (4) telephone, electronic, hardware or software program, network, internet or computer malfunctions, failures or difficulties; (5) any design, typographical or other errors in any materials associated with the Contest; (6) garbled, incomplete, misdirected, late, lost, undelivered, or unprocessed entries; (7) any condition caused by events beyond the control of the Sponsor which may cause the Contest to be disrupted or corrupted; or (8) any loss, injury or damage of any kind caused by participation in this Contest, or by the acceptance and/or use of any prize. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to modify, cancel, terminate, or suspend all or any portion of this Contest should fraud, virus, bugs, unauthorized human intervention, systems malfunctions, failures or difficulties, or other causes beyond the control of the Sponsor and its agencies corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness or proper play or conduct of the Contest.
By entering this Contest you give your consent for Sponsor to deliver your entry material and/or personal information to other contest administrators as required for the purpose of administering the Contest. Only Sponsor and such other contest administrators will have access to the personal information. Information will be used in accordance with Sponsor's online privacy policy. For information regarding Sponsor's online privacy policy go to www.TheLegacyRockville.com and click on "Privacy Policy".
WHO WON: To find out who won this Contest, visit www.TheLegacyRockville.com on May 23, 2008.
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* The hotel stay is based on availability and subject to blackout dates. Both the Dinner for Two and the Spa Treatments must be redeemed during hotel stay. Dinner for Two includes up to 2 (Two) TOTAL choice of Appetizers, Soups, or Salads; 2 (Two) Entrees, Two (2) Desserts, and 1 (One) Bottle of BRUT, PIPER-HEIDSIECK Champagne [or equivalent]. All items must be standard, printed menu items; no substitutions can be made. Winner must be of legal drinking age to receive Champagne. Items ordered in excess of listed allowances will be the sole financial responsibility of the Contest Winner. Not combinable with any other promotion. |