1. Eligibility: The Royal Rendezvous Sweepstakes (“Sweepstakes”) is open only to permanent legal residents of the 50 states of the U.S., D.C., and Canada (excluding the province of Quebec) who are physically located and residing therein, and who are 13 years of age or older as of May 13, 2008. Entrants must have either a valid social security number, a valid U.S. personal tax identification, or a valid social insurance number to participate. Employees of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Inc. (“Sponsor”), Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc., VisitBritain, Ice.com, Amazon.com®, Sweepstakes administrator, their advertising or promotion agencies, those involved in the production, development, implementation or handling of this Sweepstakes, any agents acting for, or on behalf of the above entities, their respective parent companies, officers, directors, subsidiaries, affiliates, licensees, service providers, prize suppliers, any other person or entity associated with this Sweepstakes (collectively, “Sweepstakes Entities”), members of their immediate families (spouses, children, siblings, parents), and/or persons living in the same household as such persons, whether or not related, are ineligible to enter this Sweepstakes.
2. How to Enter: This Sweepstakes begins at 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time (“PT”) on May 13, 2008, and ends at 11:59:59 p.m. PT on July 25, 2008 (“Sweepstakes Period”). To enter the Sweepstakes, access the website located at www.sonypictures.com/movies/theotherboleyngirl/ (“Website”) and follow the online instructions to complete and thereafter submit the Sweepstakes entry form (“Sweepstakes Entry”). Information required on the entry form consists of your Email Address, First Name, Last Name, Date of Birth, Street Address (no P.O. Boxes), City, State, Zip Code, Daytime Phone Number (including area code), and Gender (collectively, “Entry Information”). All required Entry Information must be completed in full. Limit one (1) Sweepstakes Entry per person/email address per day. Sweepstakes Entries must be received by 11:59:59 p.m. PT on July 25, 2008. Sponsor’s computer is the official clock for the Sweepstakes. Proof of submitting a Sweepstakes Entry will not be deemed by Sponsor as proof of receipt or entry into the Sweepstakes. Any attempted form of entry into this Sweepstakes other than as described herein is void. If an entrant is a resident of a jurisdiction that deem him/her to be a minor, he/she must obtain parental/legal guardian consent prior to entering or submitting any personally identifiable information.
3. Prizes/Odds of Winning. One (1) Grand Prize: One (1) Grand Prize will be awarded in this Sweepstakes. Grand Prize winner will receive a trip to England for himself/herself and up to one guest (“Trip”). Trip consists of: roundtrip economy class air transportation for Grand Prize winner and guest from an airport near Grand Prize winner’s residence in the 50 states of the U.S., D.C. or Canada (excluding the province of Quebec) to England (both airports as determined by Sponsor, in its sole discretion); four (4) consecutive nights hotel accommodations (single room/double occupancy) in a deluxe 4-poster Bedchamber at Thornbury Castle; six (6) course Royal Gala Dinner fixed menu on one of the four nights at Thornbury Castle; and daily English breakfast. Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”) of Grand Prize: $4,890 U.S. The ARV for the Grand Prize may vary depending upon the point of departure, destination, fare fluctuation, and if Grand Prize winner takes the allotted guest - additional compensation will not be provided if value of a Grand Prize is less than the stated ARV. Grand Prize conditions may be added or modified by companies providing those portions of the Grand Prize. Sponsor reserves the right to award the Trip “as is” and to structure travel route in its sole discretion. If Grand Prize winner chooses to take more guests than allotted, Sponsor is not responsible for arranging or booking such additional travel arrangements. Trip is subject to air/hotel availability, black-out dates, and excludes special events, New Years Eve, Public and Bank Holidays in Britain, Christmas and Valentine’s Day. Trip must be taken by June 30, 2009 or Grand Prize will be forfeited. Once travel has been confirmed, any cancellation or change fees or restructuring of Trip are the sole responsibility of the Grand Prize winner. Grand Prize winner or his/her Trip guest must have/present at least one major credit card in good standing in order to check into Thornbury Castle. Alcohol is not included with any specified meals. Grand Prize winner and his/her guest must travel together on the same itinerary. If a component of the Grand Prize is not available during the time of Grand Prize winner’s trip for whatever reason (e.g., weather conditions, etc.), that portion of the Grand Prize will be forfeited, and no compensation will be awarded in lieu thereof. Items not specifically mentioned as being included as part of the Grand Prize are the sole responsibility of the Grand Prize winner and his/her guest, if applicable, and may include, but are not limited to, ground transportation, airport tax, travel tax, travel insurance, room service, laundry service, spa treatments, unspecified meals, alcoholic beverages, hotel incidentals, local and long distance telephone calls, gratuities, personal items, government fees, and all other costs and expenses not otherwise mentioned herein. If Grand Prize winner is a resident of a jurisdiction that deems him/her to be a minor, he/she must be accompanied by his/her parent/legal guardian, and such person must make his/her own travel arrangements and pay his/her own expenses unless deemed to be the allotted travel guest. If Grand Prize winner’s allotted travel guest is a resident of a jurisdiction that deems him/her to be a minor, he/she must be accompanied by his/her parent/legal guardian, and such person must make his/her own travel arrangements and pay his/her own expenses unless deemed to be the Grand Prize winner. Grand Prize winner and guest are solely responsible for providing all necessary identification documents and/or proof of citizenship and will be responsible for obtaining all necessary travel documents, including passports and visas. Failure to provide such documents may result in trip cancellation upon airport check-in. The Grand Prize restrictions/conditions stated herein are not all-inclusive and may be subject to additional restrictions/conditions, which may be stated in the Affidavit/Release (described below) and/or Grand Prize travel documents. Five (5) First Prizes: One (1) diamond ring set in 14 carat white gold courtesy of Ice.com. ARV of each First Prize: $1,000 U.S. One (1) Second Prize: One (1) PLAYSTATION3 computer entertainment system (40GB) and a Blu-ray Disc movie pack consisting of titles selected by Sponsor at its sole discretion. ARV of the Second Prize: $500 U.S. Total ARV of all Prizes: $10,390 U.S. Odds of winning a prize depend on the total number of eligible Sweepstakes Entries received. All other costs associated with accepting, redeeming and using a prize are the sole responsibility of the winners. Limit one (1) prize per person/family/household for the entire Sweepstakes. Any depictions of a prize are for illustrative purposes and may not be actual prize awarded. No substitution, transfer, or cash equivalent for a prize (or component of a prize), except that Sponsor, at its sole discretion, may substitute a prize with a prize of equal value, whether due to the unavailability of a prize, or for any other reason. Prizes and prize notifications will be mailed to street addresses in the U.S. (including D.C.) and Canada (excluding the province of Quebec) only. All federal, state/province, or other taxes are the sole responsibility of each winner. The Grand Prize winner and each of the First Prize winners will be issued an IRS Form 1099 from the Sponsor or Sponsor’s designee for the total ARV of the prize (as stated above) that he/she won in the calendar year that he/she won. The Sweepstakes administrator is not the supplier or guarantor of any prize.
4. Drawing and Notification of Winners. Potential winners will be randomly selected from among all eligible Sweepstakes Entries received in a drawing to be held on or about August 8, 2008 by the Sweepstakes administrator, an independent judging organization. Each potential winner (or, if a resident of a jurisdiction that deems him/her to be a minor, his/her parent or legal guardian) will be notified by phone (at the phone number provided on that entrant’s entry form) within one (1) week of the date his/her name was randomly selected. If a Canadian resident is selected as a potential winner, he/she must correctly answer a time based mathematical skill testing question administered during the aforementioned notification call to be eligible for a prize. If any potential winner cannot be reached after a reasonable effort has been exerted, he/she is found to be ineligible, he/she cannot or does not comply with these Official Rules, if Canadian, he/she cannot correctly answer the time based mathematical skill testing question, and/or if his/her prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, such potential winner will be disqualified and, an alternate potential winner of such prize will be selected at Sponsors' sole discretion.
5. General Conditions: This Sweepstakes is subject to these Official Rules and all federal, state, provincial and local laws and regulations (collectively “Rules and Laws”). After notification, potential Grand Prize winner and each potential First Prize winner (or, if a resident of a jurisdiction that deems him/her to be a minor, his/her parent or legal guardian) will be required to execute, have notarized, and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release, a Publicity Release (where legal), and any other documentation that the Sweepstakes administrator and/or Sponsor may require (collectively “Affidavit/Release”), within five (5) days after receipt, or such potential winner will be disqualified, and an alternate potential winner (if available) for that prize will be selected. By returning a completed Affidavit/Release, such winner (or, if a resident of a jurisdiction that deems him/her to be a minor, his/her parent or legal guardian) attests to the provisions stated therein including the accuracy of the information contained therein and compliance with these Official Rules. If any winner is a resident of a jurisdiction that deems him/her to be a minor, such prize will be awarded in the name of his/her parent/legal guardian. Grand Prize winner’s guest (or his/her parent/legal guardian if he/she is a resident of a jurisdiction that deems him/her to be a minor) will be required to execute, have notarized, and return a Liability Release, a Publicity Release and any other documentation that the Sweepstakes administrator and/or Sponsor requires (“Guest Releases”) within five (5) days after receipt by potential Grand Prize winner. Once submitted, Sweepstakes Entries become the sole property of Sponsor and will not be returned. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Sponsor’s privacy policy and except where prohibited by law, entry into the Sweepstakes and/or a winner’s acceptance of a prize constitutes permission of such winner (or, if a resident of a jurisdiction that deems him/her to be a minor, his/her parent or legal guardian) for Sponsor to use, without notice or further compensation, worldwide, and in perpetuity, in any and all forms of media, now known and hereafter devised, winner’s first name, last initial, city, and state/province for purposes of advertising, trade, promotion and publicity. Additionally, if an entrant chooses to opt-in to receive communications from a participating Sweepstakes Entity, his/her Entry Information will be subject to that Sweepstakes Entity’s privacy policy and terms of service (if applicable), and such entrant agrees to receive additional email communication from that particular Sweepstakes Entity. Opting in to receive communications does not improve one’s chances of winning any prize. The privacy policy for any Sweepstakes Entity participating in an opt-in will be accessible from the Sweepstakes entry form. Sponsor reserves the right, at their sole discretion, to disqualify any individual found to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes; to be acting in violation of the Official Rules, or to be acting in a non-sportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. Any person attempting to defraud or in any way tamper with the Sweepstakes will be ineligible to win a prize and will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. If, for any reason, the Sweepstakes is not capable of running as originally planned, Sponsor, in its sole discretion, reserve the right to cancel, suspend or modify the Sweepstakes and instruct the Sweepstakes administrator to conduct a drawing and award the prize(s) from all eligible Sweepstakes Entries received prior to and/or after (as appropriate) the action taken by Sponsor, or award the prizes in a manner that is fair and equitable. In case of a dispute over the identity of an entrant who submitted a winning Sweepstakes Entry, the authorized account holder of the email address associated with that Sweepstakes Entry will be deemed the entrant. The "authorized account holder" is deemed the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, service provider or other online organization that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. Said owner must comply with these Official Rules and, at Sponsor's sole discretion, may be required to provide proof of ownership of the email account.
6. Disclaimers: Sweepstakes Entities are not responsible or liable for Sweepstakes Entries that are entered by other than human means (such as by an automated computer program or any non-human mechanism, entity, or device), in excess of the stated limit, or for Sweepstakes Entries that are illegible, late, destroyed, lost, misplaced, stolen, misdirected, tampered with, incomplete, deleted, damaged, incomplete, or otherwise not in compliance with these Official Rules, and all such Sweepstakes Entries will be disqualified. By entering the Sweepstakes, each entrant agrees and acknowledges to be bound by the Rules and Laws, as well as the decisions of the Sweepstakes administrator which are final and binding in all respects; to waive any rights to claim ambiguity with the Rules and Laws, and that the Sweepstakes Entities shall have no responsibility or liability (including, but not limited to, liability for any property loss, damage, personal injury or death) in connection with: participation in the Sweepstakes (including but not limited to, in the case of Canadian winners, disputes over answers to mathematical skill test questions); acceptance/possession, defects, and/or use/misuse of any prize (including, but not limited to, cancellations and delays or any change by the air carrier(s), or other company or any other persons providing any of these services for the Grand Prize winner and his/her guest during the Trip due to reasons beyond control of Sponsor and/or Sweepstakes Entities); typographical errors in Sweepstakes promotional material; shipping delays; human error; incorrect or inaccurate transcription of Entry Information; any technical malfunctions of the telephone network; interruption or inability to access the Sweepstakes; any lost/delayed data transmissions, omissions, interruptions, defects; and/or any other errors or malfunctions, even if caused by the negligence of any one or more of the Sweepstakes Entities. Each entrant further agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Sweepstakes Entities from any and all liability resulting or arising from the Sweepstakes and to release all rights to bring any claim, action or proceeding against the Sweepstakes Entities. Sweepstakes Entities shall not be liable for any injury, damage, loss, expense, accident, delay, inconvenience or irregularity that may be caused or contributed to (1) by any wrongful, negligent or unauthorized act or omission on the part of the prize supplier or any of its agents, servants, employees or independent contractors, (2) by any wrongful, negligent or unauthorized act or omission on the part of any other person or entity not an employee of Sponsor, or (3) by any other cause, condition or event whatsoever beyond the control of Sponsor or their parents, subsidiaries and affiliated companies. PlayStation is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. and its officers, directors, agents, and employees will have no liability or responsibility for any claim arising in connection with participation in this Sweepstakes or any prize awarded. Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. has not offered or sponsored this Sweepstakes in any way.
7. ARBITRATION / WAIVER OF INJUNCTIVE RELIEF / GOVERNING LAW: BY SUBMITTING A SWEEPSTAKES ENTRY, ENTRANTS AGREE THAT ANY CONTROVERSY OR CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES, ITS ENFORCEMENT, ARBITRABILITY OR INTERPRETATION SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FINAL AND BINDING ARBITRATION, TO BE HELD IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, BEFORE A SINGLE ARBITRATOR, IN ACCORDANCE WITH CALIFORNIA CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE §§ 1280 ET SEQ. THE ARBITRATOR SHALL BE SELECTED BY MUTUAL AGREEMENT OF THE PARTIES OR, IF THE PARTIES CANNOT AGREE, THEN BY SELECTING AN ARBITRATOR FROM A LIST OF ARBITRATORS SUPPLIED BY JAMS (JUDICIAL ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION SERVICES). IF THE PARTIES STILL CANNOT AGREE ON AN ARBITRATOR, THE ARBITRATOR SHALL BE APPOINTED BY JAMS. THE ARBITRATION SHALL BE A CONFIDENTIAL PROCEEDING, CLOSED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE ARBITRATOR SHALL ISSUE A WRITTEN OPINION STATING THE ESSENTIAL FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS UPON WHICH THE ARBITRATOR’S AWARD IS BASED. THE PARTIES WILL SHARE EQUALLY IN PAYMENT OF THE ARBITRATOR’S FEES AND ARBITRATION EXPENSES AND ANY OTHER COSTS UNIQUE TO THE ARBITRATION HEARING (RECOGNIZING THAT EACH SIDE BEARS ITS OWN DEPOSITION, WITNESS, EXPERT AND ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND OTHER EXPENSES TO THE SAME EXTENT AS IF THE MATTER WERE BEING HEARD IN COURT). NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE ARBITRATOR MAY REQUIRE THAT SUCH FEES BE BORNE IN SUCH OTHER MANNER AS THE ARBITRATOR DETERMINES IS REQUIRED IN ORDER FOR THIS ARBITRATION CLAUSE TO BE ENFORCEABLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.
Entrants further understand and agree that they shall have no right to enjoin or restrain the development, production, advertising, promotion, distribution or exploitation of the Sweepstakes, or any Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. (or any of its parent companies, subsidiaries or affiliates) productions, projects or pictures.
Entrants acknowledge that the internal substantive laws (as distinguished from the choice of law rules) of the State of California and the United States of America applicable to contracts made and performed entirely in California shall govern the validity and interpretation of these Official Rules and all other causes of action (whether sounding in contract or in tort) arising out of or relating to these Official Rules.
8. Rules/Winners List: For a copy of these Official Rules or the Winners List, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Royal Rendezvous Sweepstakes “Rules”/”Winners List” (specify which), P.O. Box 6452, Burbank, CA 91510. All requests must be received by September 25, 2008.
9. Sponsor: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Inc., 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232.
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