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Eligibility.
Open to individuals who are at least 21 years of age or older and are legal residents of and presently residing in the United States (excluding residents of California) and Employees, officers, and directors of Pernod Ricard USA, (the "Sponsor"), Legacy Marketing Partners, LLC, licensed alcoholic beverage retailers and wholesalers, distributors, and other alcoholic beverage licensees, and all of these parties’ affiliated entities, parents, subsidiaries, advertising, promotional agencies, legal advisors, and their immediate family members (parent, child, spouse, sibling, and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) and persons living in their same household, whether or not related, are not eligible to enter or win prizes. Void in CA and where prohibited by law. All applicable federal, state, provincial, and local laws and regulations apply.
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How To Enter.
There are two (2) ways to enter The Glenlivet Whisky Season Open Sweepstakes (the "Sweepstakes") during the Sweepstakes Period (as defined below):
(1) Online: Log on to the website at www.wgt.com, register for a free World Golf Tour account, then enter the Sweepstakes, and then play and complete the designated Nine Hole Closest-to-the-Pin Challenge (the "Game") at wgt.com. The game requires that you take nine golf shots in attempt to get the ball closest to the hole to receive one (1) entry into the Sweepstakes. Registration on www.wgt.com is free. You must register and play the Game between 12:00 am Pacific Time ("PT") on October 15, 2009 and 11:59 pm PT on November 30, 2009 (the "Sweepstakes Period") to receive one (1) entry into the Sweepstakes. The results of the Game will not impact your chance of winning, but each person can only enter the sweepstakes one time. If you are selected in a random drawing as a potential prize winner and you do not meet all eligibility criteria described in Section 1 or are not in compliance with these Official Rules, prize will be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner, at Sponsor’s sole discretion. Approximate time to play the Game is five (5) minutes.
Approximate time to play the Game is five (5) minutes.
Or (2) Via U.S. Mail: To enter the Sweepstakes without playing the Game, register for a free World Golf Tour account at www.wgt.com; then, on a 3"x5" card, hand print your full name, complete address, World Golf Tour User Name, Email Address, and Date Of Birth and mail in an envelope with proper postage affixed to: World Golf Tour, Inc., The Glenlivet Whisky Season Open Sweepstakes Entry, 180 Sansome Street, 5th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104. Mail-in entries must be hand-written.
All online entries must be received by 11:59 pm PT on November 30, 2009 to be eligible. Mail-in entries must be postmarked by November 30, 2009 and received by December 7, 2009 to be eligible. All entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be returned. Entries generated by script, macro or other automated or mechanical means and entries by any means which subvert the entry process will be void. Limit one (1) entry per person, per World Golf Tour user account, per household and per email address, regardless of method of entry. Entries submitted from any person, World Golf Tour user account, household or email address in excess of the stated limitation will be void. Use of same or multiple email addresses or multiple World Golf Tour user accounts to enter is prohibited and all such entries will be void. Use of a false email address or account may void an online entry.
Released Parties (as defined below) are not responsible for technical, hardware or software malfunctions, lost or unavailable network, Internet Service Provider (ISP) or other connections, or failed computer, satellite, telephone or cable transmissions, lines, technical failure or jumbled, scrambled, delayed or misdirected transmissions; or for incorrect, inaccurate, incomplete, lost, late, misdirected, illegible, mutilated, postage-due, undelivered, garbled or delayed entries or game plays. Proof of submission does not qualify as proof of receipt. Released Parties are also not responsible for other errors or difficulties of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic, computer, network, typographical, printing or otherwise relating to or in connection with the Sweepstakes, including, without limitation, errors or difficulties which may occur in connection with the administration of the Sweepstakes, the processing of entries or mail, the tabulation of scores, the functioning of the Game, the announcement of the prizes or in any Sweepstakes-related materials. Sponsor, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any person who tampers with the entry process or the operation of the website or the Game, or who otherwise violates these Official Rules and void all associated entries. In the event of a dispute as to who submitted an entry, the authorized subscriber of the e-mail account designated in the entrant's World Golf Tour user account will be deemed to be the entrant and he/she must comply with these Official Rules. Authorized subscriber is the natural person who is assigned the e-mail address by the Internet Service Provider (ISP), on-line service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning e-mail addresses.
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Prize.
Grand Prize (1): A trip for winner and a guest to Edinburgh, Scotland. Trip consists of roundtrip, coach class air transportation from a major U.S. gateway airport nearest winner’s residence to Edinburgh, Scotland, four (4) days and three (3) nights standard hotel accommodations (one (1) room, double occupancy), $125 per diem for winner and guest, a tour of the Glenlivet Distillery, and two (2) rounds of golf (one for winner and one for guest). Golf course is subject to availability and will be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”): $5,000. Actual value of trip may vary based on point of departure. Any difference between stated value and actual value will not be awarded. Travel must be booked forty-five (45) days prior to departure and completed by December 15, 2010 or prize will be forfeited and Sponsor will have no further obligation to such winner. Winner and guest must travel together on the same itinerary and are responsible for obtaining all required travel documents prior to travel, including passports and visas. Guest must be twenty-one (21) years of age or older and must sign a liability/publicity release prior to issuance of travel documents. Travel must be made through Sponsor’s agent, on a carrier of Sponsor’s choice. Travel is subject to availability. Certain blackout dates and travel restrictions may apply. Winner and guest must comply with all tour and golf course rules and regulations. Failure to do so may result in forfeiture of such portion(s) of prize. In the event Sponsor is unable to provide any activity included in the prize due to cancellation, delays or postponement or for any other reason, no compensation or substitution will be provided in lieu thereof; however, remainder of prize will be awarded and Sponsor will have no further obligation to such winner.
First Prize (5): A Glenlivet branded golf bag. ARV: $125 each.
Second Prize (25): Two (2) Glenlivet branded whiskey glasses. ARV: $10 each.
General Prize Conditions: Total ARV of all prizes: $5,875. All federal, state and local taxes and all other costs associated with prize acceptance and use not specified herein as being provided, including, if Grand Prize winner, luggage fees, meals, gratuities and souvenirs are the sole responsibility of the winners. Prizes are awarded “as is” with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied by Sponsor. Winners may not substitute, assign or transfer prize or redeem prize for cash, but Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to substitute prize (or portion thereof) with one of comparable or greater value. All prize details are at Sponsor’s sole discretion.
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Winner Selection and Notification.
Potential winners will be selected in a random drawing on or about December 14, 2009 from all eligible entries received for the Sweepstakes. The drawing will be conducted an independent judging agency, whose decisions are final and binding. Odds of winning depend on total number of valid entries timely received. Potential winner will be notified on or about December 15, 2009 by an email sent to the email address and/or mailing address specified in the registration and/or entry. If any potential winner cannot be contacted at this email address or street address, is contacted and does not respond within a reasonable time period attempted notification, refuses the prize, is ineligible to accept the prize or does not otherwise comply with these Official Rules, the prize may be forfeited and, at Sponsor’s sole discretion, awarded to an alternate winner. Potential Grand Prize winner will, and potential First and Second Prize winners may be required to complete and sign an Affidavit of Eligibility and, except where prohibited, a Liability Release and Publicity Release within seven (7) days of date of issuance in order to claim the prize. Potential winners may be required to submit a photocopy of their identification at time of verification. Failure to execute and return all required documents within the specified time period, Sponsor’s inability to contact a potential winner within a reasonable time period, the return of a prize or prize notification as undeliverable or non-compliance with these Official Rules may result in prize being forfeited and, at Sponsor’s sole discretion, prize may be awarded to an alternate winner.
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General Terms.
By entering the Sweepstakes, entrant accepts and agrees to abide by and be bound by the terms of these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor and judges, which are final and binding. Sponsor, World Golf Tour, Legacy Marketing Partners, LLC, licensed alcoholic beverage retailers and wholesalers, and other alcoholic beverage licensees, distributors, and their respective affiliated entities, parents, subsidiaries, advertising, promotional agencies, and legal advisors and each of their respective employees, officers, directors (collectively, the “Released Parties”) are not responsible for injuries, including personal injuries and/or damage to property, caused or claimed to be caused by participating in this Sweepstakes or the acceptance, use or misuse of any prize awarded (including any travel/activity related thereto). Released Parties are also not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by site users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the sweepstakes. Released Parties are not responsible for injury or damage to participants' or to any other person's computer related to or resulting from participating in this sweepstakes or downloading materials from or use of the website. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, terminate or modify this Sweepstakes if it cannot be completed as planned for any reason, including due to computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, technical failures, or other conditions that impair the administration, security, fairness, or proper play of the Sweepstakes, and, if cancelled or terminated, to select the potential winners from all eligible entries received on or before the termination date. By accepting a prize, winners grant to Sponsor a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, right to use, except where prohibited by law, each winner’s first and/or last name, city and state of residence, photo(s), voice and/or likeness; in any and all media, now known or hereafter devised, worldwide in perpetuity, without further compensation, notification or permission. By entering this Sweepstakes, entrants agree (a) to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor and judges, which are final and binding; and (b) to be contacted by Sponsor or its agents by telephone, mail or email regarding this Sweepstakes. CAUTION: Any attempt to deliberately damage the website or undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes is a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify such individual and seek damages (including attorneys’ fees) to the fullest extent permitted by law.
In the event that any provision of these Official Rules shall be unenforceable or invalid under any applicable law or be so held by applicable court decision, such unenforceability or invalidity shall not render these Official Rules unenforceable or invalid as a whole, and, in such event, such provision shall be changed and interpreted so as to best accomplish the objectives of such unenforceable or invalid provision within the limits of applicable law or applicable court decisions.
Any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Sweepstakes but in no event will any entrant be entitled to attorneys' fees 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. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
Information collected from entrants is subject to Sponsor's security and privacy policy available at http://www.wgt.com/privacy.
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Applicable Law.
The Sweepstakes is governed by the laws of the State of New York without regard to its conflict of law provisions, with venue in New York, NY.
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Winners list.
A list of Sweepstakes winners will be available after January 1, 2010 and can be viewed on the "Recent Winners" webpage at http://www.wgt.com, and is also available by sending a stamped, and self-addressed envelope to: World Golf Tour, Inc., The Glenlivet Whisky Season Open Sweepstakes Winners, 180 Sansome Street, 5th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104. Requests must be received by December 31, 2010.
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Sponsor.
This Sweepstakes is sponsored by Pernod Ricard USA, 401 Park Ave South, New York, NY 10016.