Sweepstakes Official Rules

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. MAKING A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE CHANCES OF WINNING. THIS SWEEPSTAKES IS INTENDED FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE FIFTY (50) UNITED STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ONLY AND WILL BE GOVERNED BY U.S. LAW. DO NOT ENTER IF YOU ARE NOT ELIGIBLE AND LOCATED IN ONE OF THE FIFTY (50) UNITED STATES OR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AT THE TIME OF ENTRY. FURTHER ELIGIBILITY RESTRICTIONS ARE CONTAINED IN THE OFFICIAL RULES BELOW. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

  1. SWEEPSTAKES PERIOD: The Sandals Resorts Giveaway (“Sweepstakes”) begins on May 6, 2024 at 12:01 AM Central Time (“CT”) and ends on August 31, 2024 at 11:59:59 PM CT (“Sweepstakes Period”). The Sponsor of this Sweepstakes is Nei-Turner Media Group, 400 Broad Street, Unit D, Lake Geneva, WI 53147 (“Sponsor”).
  2. AGREEMENT TO OFFICIAL RULES: Participation in the Sweepstakes constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor, which are FINAL AND BINDING in all respects. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.
  3. ELIGIBILITY:Sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the contiguous United States or the District of Columbia, who are 21 years of age or older as of date of entry. Employees, owners, shareholders, officers and directors of Sponsor, and each of their respective parent companies, affiliates, divisions, subsidiaries, agents, representatives, prize providers, promotion and advertising agencies (collectively, the “Sweepstakes Entities”) together with the Immediate Family Members and/or Household Members of such persons, are not eligible to participate in the Sweepstakes. For purposes of the Sweepstakes “Household Members” shall mean those people who share the same residence at least three months a year; “Immediate Family Members” shall mean parents, step-parents, legal guardians, children, step-children, siblings, step-siblings, or spouses. In the event of a dispute over the identity of an Entrant or potential winner in the Sweepstakes, the Entrant or potential winner will be deemed the authorized account holder of the email address or social media account associated with the entry. “Authorized Account Holder” is defined as the natural person in whose name the email account or social media account was opened. In the event a dispute regarding the identity of an Entrant or potential winner cannot be resolved to Sponsor’s satisfaction, the affected entry will be deemed ineligible. Entries will not be acknowledged except as provided herein. Sweepstakes prize is non-transferable and cannot be substituted, sold or bartered. Void where prohibited or restricted by law.
  4. HOW TO ENTER:To enter the Sweepstakes, visit bravamagazine.com and complete the Sweepstakes entry form, completing all required fields. Only entries submitted via this method are eligible. Entries submitted via any other method, will NOT be accepted. All Entries must be received by the close of the Sweepstakes Period. Limit one (1) entry per person. An Entry or Entrant may be disqualified, at the Sponsor’s sole discretion. Entries generated by a script, macro or other automated means will be disqualified. Entrants must accurately provide all of the requested information to be eligible to win. Incomplete, unreadable, or unintelligible entries will be disqualified. Participation in the Sweepstakes constitutes Entrant’s understanding of, full and unconditional agreement to, and acceptance of these Official Rules. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any Entrant that Sponsor determines to be in violation of any term contained in these Official Rules. Sponsor’s decision not to enforce a specific provision of these Official Rules does not constitute a waiver of that provision or of the Official Rules generally. Each Entrant must be the rightful owner (or have authorized use) of the email address or social media account identified in the Entrant’s entry.
  5. WINNER SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION: One (1) winner will be selected in a random drawing on or about September 10, 2024 among all eligible entries received. Winner(s) will be contacted by Sponsor by phone and/or email listed in the entry form and will have 48 hours to contact us to claim their prize. If the winner fails to contact us within 48 hours, they will forfeit the prize and a new winner will be randomly chosen. The Sponsor is not responsible for any misdirected or unreceived notifications. The potential winner will be required to respond (as directed) to the notification within three (3) days (or a shorter time if required by exigencies) of attempted notification. Sponsor, in its sole discretion, will attempt to contact up to three (3) potential winners of the prize in accordance with the above procedure, after which the prize in question may go unawarded if it remains unclaimed. If prize is awarded but goes unclaimed or is forfeited by recipient, such prize may not be re-awarded, in Sweepstakes Entities’ sole discretion.
  6. ODDS: Odds of winning depends on the number of eligible entries received during the Sweepstakes Period.
  7. PRIZE: Unique Travel Corp, the worldwide representative for Sandals Resorts will provide:
    1. One (1) prize consisting of a four-day/three-night all-inclusive Caribbean vacation for two (2) adults in a deluxe/luxury category room to any one of the seven (7) Sandals Resorts listed below (prize winner’s choice) located in Jamaica (the “Sandals Prize”) – subject to the terms and conditions herein and the terms and conditions in section 14 below.
    2. AIRFARE IS NOT INCLUDED..
    3. Sandals Resorts are:
      1. Sandals Montego Bay – Montego Bay, Jamaica
      2. Sandals Royal Caribbean – Montego Bay, Jamaica
      3. Sandals Negril – Negril, Jamaica
      4. Sandals Ochi – Ocho Rios, Jamaica
      5. Sandals Royal Plantation – Ocho Rios, Jamaica
      6. Sandals Dunn’s River – Ocho Rios, Jamaica
      7. Sandals South Coast – Westmoreland, Jamaica
    4. Average Retail Value of the Sandals Prize = $2,970

The Sandals Prize must be accepted as awarded, and prize is awarded “AS IS” with no warranty, representation or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, made by Sponsor or for which Sponsor shall be liable, including, without limitation, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  No redemption for cash, substitution, assignment or transfer of a prize is permitted, except by Sponsor, who reserves the right to substitute a prize with another prize of greater or equal value, in the event of unavailability of the advertised prize. If potential winner does not wish to accept the prize, an alternate winner will be selected from the pool of eligible entrants. All details of the prize not set forth herein will be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. All entrants and entries are subject to verification prior to the awarding of a prize, as are the eligibility, age and other claims of/information provided by a potential prize winner.

 

  1. CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION/RELEASES:All federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply. By participating in this Sweepstakes and/or by accepting any prize, each Entrant agrees to release the Sweepstakes Entities, and each of their respective advertising agencies, successors, employees, agents, representatives and assigns (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from any and all actions, claims, losses or damages arising in any manner, directly or indirectly, from participation in this Sweepstakes and/or acceptance or use of a prize, including any travel related thereto. The Released Parties shall not be liable for: (i) any injuries, losses, liabilities or damages of any kind including personal injury or death caused by the prize or resulting from acceptance, possession, use or misuse of a prize including participation in any activity related thereto, or from participation in the Sweepstakes, including any travel related thereto; (ii) telephone system, telephone or computer hardware, software or other technical or computer malfunctions, lost connections, disconnections, delays or transmission errors; (iii) data corruption, theft, destruction, unauthorized access to or alteration of entry or other materials; (iv) late, lost, delayed, stolen, misdirected, postage-due, incomplete, unreadable, inaccurate, garbled or unintelligible entries, communications or affidavits, regardless of the method of transmission; (v) any inability of winner to accept or use any prize (or portion thereof) for any reason and such prize or portion thereof shall be forfeited; or (vi) any printing, typographical, human administrative or technological errors in any materials or activities associated with the Sweepstakes. Sweepstakes Entities disclaim any liability for damage to any computer or mobile system resulting from participating in, or accessing or downloading information in connection with this Sweepstakes. Sweepstakes Entities reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to cancel, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes (or any portion of the Sweepstakes) at any time for any reason or should fraud, a virus, bug, computer problem, unauthorized intervention, extenuating circumstance or other problem/cause corrupt or inhibit the administration, security or proper play of the Sweepstakes and, in such situation, will select the winner from eligible non-suspect entries received prior to and/or after such action or in such manner as deemed fair and appropriate by the Sweepstakes Entities. Sweepstakes Entities may prohibit Entrant from participating in the Sweepstakes or winning a prize if, in its sole discretion, it determines Entrant is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes by cheating, hacking, deception, or any other unfair practices or intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other Entrants or Sweepstakes Entities representatives. As a condition of entering, Entrants agree (and agree to confirm in writing): (a) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and participant hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental, consequential, or any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses; (b) all causes of action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes, or any prize awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; and (c) any and all claims, judgments, and award shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, excluding attorneys’ fees and court costs.
  2. INDEMNITY:Winner shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Released Parties from and against any and all claims, damages, actions, liability, loss, injury or expense, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, arising out of or in connection with: (a) participation in the Sweepstakes; (b) a breach or allegation which if true would constitute a breach of any of the representations, warranties or obligations herein; and (c) acceptance, possession, grant, or use of any prize, including without limitation, personal injury, death and property damage arising therefrom.
  3. GOVERNING LAW/ DISPUTES:This Sweepstakes is governed by the laws of the United States and the State of Wisconsin, without respect to any choice of law or conflict of law principles that would result in the application of any law other than that of California. As a condition of participating in this Sweepstakes, Entrants agree that any and all disputes which cannot be resolved between the parties, and causes of action arising out of or in connection with this Sweepstakes, shall be resolved individually through binding arbitration, without resort to any form of class action, in accordance with the arbitration provision set forth below.
  4. ARBITRATION PROVISION:By participating in this Sweepstakes, each Entrant agrees that any and all disputes the entrant may have with, or claims Entrant may have against, the Released Parties relating to, arising out of or connected in any way with (i) the Sweepstakes, (ii) the awarding or redemption of any prize, and/or (iii) the determination of the scope or applicability of this agreement to arbitrate, will be resolved individually and exclusively by final and binding arbitration administered by the National Arbitration Forum (the “Forum”) and conducted before a sole arbitrator pursuant to the Code of Procedure established by the Forum. The arbitration shall be held at a location determined by the Forum pursuant to the Code of Procedure, or at such other location as may be mutually agreed upon by the participant and Sponsor. The arbitrator’s decision shall be controlled by the terms and conditions of these Official Rules and any of the other agreements referenced herein that the applicable participant may have entered into in connection with the Sweepstakes. There shall be no authority for any claims to be arbitrated on a class or representative basis; arbitration can decide only the participant’s and/or Sponsor’s individual claims and the arbitrator may not consolidate or join the claims of other persons or parties who may be similarly situated. The arbitrator shall not have the power to award special or punitive damages against the participant or Released Parties. For more information on the Forum and/or the Forum’s Code of Procedure, please visit their website at www.arb-forum.com. If any part of this Arbitration Provision is deemed to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable or illegal, the balance of this Arbitration Provision shall remain in effect and shall be construed in accordance with its terms as if the invalid or illegal provision were not contained herein.
  5. PRIVACY POLICY/Use of Personal Data/Personal Information: Entry into the Sweepstakes constitutes the Entrants’ representation of eligibility, consent to participate and consent for the Sponsor to obtain, use and transfer your name, telephone number, mailing address, email address and other information obtained through the entry for the purpose of the Sweepstakes administration and Prize redemption.  The Sponsor’s Privacy Policy is available here  https://bravamagazine.com/privacy-statement/ and the Sandals Prize Provider’s Privacy Policy is available here https://www.sandals.com/general/privacy/. All Entrants who “opt-in” to receive future communications from the Sandals Prize Provider regarding marketing promotions, special savings and event notifications about Sandals Resorts will have the ability at any time to opt out of receiving any future marking promotions or events.
  6. WINNER LIST/OFFICIAL RULES:To obtain the winner’s name or a copy of these Official Rules, send a request along with a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Nei-Turner Media Group, 400 Broad Street, Unit D, Lake Geneva, WI 53147. Requests for the names of the winners must be received no later than six (6) weeks after the close of the Sweepstakes Period.
  7. Additional Sandals Prize – Terms and Conditions

 

  1. Sandals Resorts is an all-inclusive Caribbean Resort for adults only.
  2. The Sandals Prize will include luxurious accommodations (one (1) room, double occupancy in a deluxe/luxury category room), all meals, unlimited Premium Liquors, daily & nightly entertainment, an array of land and water sports activities, including daily Scuba diving (for certified divers), snorkeling, Wi-Fi in all rooms and public areas, resort gratuities, resort taxes, and Sandals transfers to and from the selected or designated airport.
  3. Exclusions” – airfare, car rental, personal charges, incidentals, telephone calls, Premium Wi-Fi, Red Lane® Spa treatments and services, specialty dining, tours & excursions, inter-island transportation, SCUBA certification courses, room services, meals outside of the selected or designated resort, island departure taxes, purchases made at the Sandals Specialty or Gift Shops, baggage fees, customs duties, and travel insurance are not included.
  4. The Sandals Prize will be issued in the form of a prize certificate (“Prize Certificate”) outlining the terms and conditions of the prize and redemption procedures.
  5. The Sandals Prize must be redeemed for travel within one (1) year from the date on the Prize Certificate (the “Redemption Period”) and is not transferable or redeemable for cash. No extension will be given after the Redemption Period has expired. If the Sandals Prize is not redeemed, the Sandals prize will be forfeited.
  6. The Sandals Prize is subject to space availability and selected blackout dates.  Reservations will not be confirmed until 30 days prior to the selected travel date.  Confirmation of travel dates will only be provided 30 days prior to the departure date.
  7. Any federal, state and/or local taxes applicable to the Sandals Prize will be the prizewinner’s responsibility to pay.  The Prizewinner will receive from Nei-Turner Media Group, Inc. or its designee an IRS Form 1099 (or similar) in the amount of the Sandals Prize.
  8. Substitution of Resort: Unique Travel Corp – the Sandals Prize Provider and/or Sandals Resorts each reserves the right to substitute the selected resort for another resort in the resort’s chain in a similar category, and to change dates without prior notice for any circumstance(s) beyond the resort’s control based upon availability for the secured travel dates. The terms and conditions agreed to shall apply with equal applicability to any resort which is the subject of substitution or deviation.  Neither Unique Travel Corp nor Sandals Resorts shall be liable for any claim made whatsoever, including but not limited to loss, compensation, or refund by reason of such substitution or deviation.
  9. Compliance with Government Entities. Unique Travel Corp, its affiliates, and parent as well as Sandals Resorts and/or Sandals Resorts related entities shall have the right to comply with any and all orders, recommendations, or directions whatsoever given by any government entity or by persons purporting to act with such authority, and such compliance shall not be deemed a breach of the Agreement or any agreement entitling the guests to assert any claim for liability, compensation or refund.
  10. Health and Safety: Sandals Resorts reserves the right to implement or modify health protocols, policies and procedures at any time as needed, in keeping with public health guidance and applicable law.
  11. CLASS ACTION WAIVER: ACCEPTANANCE OF THE SANDALS PRIZE PROVIDES FOR THE EXCLUSIVE RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES THROUGH INDIVIDUAL LEGAL ACTION AND SUPERSEDES ANY LAW ENTITLING GUEST TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION. THIS CLASS ACTION WAIVER PRECLUDES GUEST FROM PARTICIPATING IN OR BEING REPRESENTED IN ANY CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION REGARDING ANY CLAIM BROUGHT AS A RESULT OF THIS AGREEMENT. EVEN IF APPLICABLE LAW PROVIDES OTHERWISE, GUEST AGREES THAT ANY ARBITRATION OR LAWSUIT AGAINST UNIQUE TRAVEL CORP – THE SANDALS RESORTS PRIZE PROVIDER WHATSOEVER SHALLBE LITIGATED BY GUEST INDIVIDUALLY AND NOT AS A MEMBER OF ANY CLASS OR AS PART OF A CLASS ACTION, AND GUEST EXPRESSLY AGREES TO WAIVE AUTHORITY TO ARBITRATE CLAIMS ON A CLASS ACTION BASIS. IF GUEST’S CLAIM IS SUBJECT TO LEGAL PROCEEDING UNDER FOREIGN SELECTION AND CHOICE OF LAW PROVISIONS OF THE UNIQUE TRAVEL CORP. – TERMS AND CONDITIONS AVAILABLE HERE https://www.sandals.com/terms-conditions/  THE GUEST FURTHER AGREES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE CLASS ACTION WAIVER IS MATERIAL AND ESSENTIAL TO THE PROCEEDING OF ANY DISPUTES BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND IS NON-SEVERABLE FROM THE AGREEMENT TO ANY CLAIMS HEREIN. THE VALIDITY AND EFFECT OF THIS CLASS ACTION WAIVER MAY BE DETERMINED ONLY BY A JUDGE OR COURT OF LAW. GUEST AGREES THAT THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE SEVERABLE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES FROM THE FORUM SELECTION AND CHOICE OF LAW PROVISION SET FORTH IN THE UNIQUE TRAVEL CORP. – TERMS AND CONDITIONS. GUEST AGREES THAT THE PARTIES REFERENCED IN FOREIGN SELECTION AND CHOICE OF LAW PROVISIONS OF THE UNIQUE TRAVEL CORP. – TERMS AND CONDITIONS THAT MAY BE THE SUBJECT OF ANY CLAIM BY GUEST CAN RECEIVE IMMEDIATE JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE TO ENFORCE THIS CLASS ACTION WAIVER.
  12. Travel Safety Warning: All guests are responsible for checking the travel and entry protocols for the destination that they are travelling to before they depart and ensuring that they fully understand and comply with any such protocols. For example, for some destinations, may require guests to be fully vaccinated and/or to obtain a negative PCR Covid-19 test a certain number of days pre and post travel.   The prizewinner is advised to visit the govwebsite before travel and to check the official Government website for the country visiting. The Sandals Prize Package provider and/or Sandals Resorts shall not be responsible for any additional costs incurred for any required test or any other pre-travel requirements.