2019 HAWAII Magazine Readers' Choice Awards: Terms and Conditions

2019 HAWAII Magazine Readers' Choice Awards: TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1.     All contest entries must be received by 11:59pm (Hawaii Standard Time), Saturday, September 15, 2018.

2.     Winner and guest are responsible for their own transportation arrangements and costs above and beyond the Alaska Airline flight certificates.

3.     Grand Wailea original certificate must be presented to Front Desk upon arrival to receive credit.  Notify reservations agent of certificate when booking.  Black out dates may apply.  Valid for room nights only.  Certificate has no cash value.

4.     Employees of aio and its companies, contest partners and their immediate families are prohibited from entering the contest.

5.     One (1) winner will be selected, at random, from all entries received by 11:59pm midnight (Hawaii Standard Time), Saturday, September 15, 2018.  The winner will be notified via e-mail on Wednesday, September 19, 2018.  The winner will be given 24 hours from the time the prize-winning email notification is sent to reply via email before the prize is forfeited and award to another winner.  Winner(s) who do not respond via email within 24 hours of the time prize email notification is sent automatically forfeit all rights to the prize.  Another prize winner will then be selected.

6.     After acknowledging receipt of prize-winning notification email, the winner will be sent another email requesting that the winner accept or decline the prize.  The winner will then have an additional 24 hours to accept or decline the prize.  If the winner does not confirm or decline acceptance of the prize within 24 hours of the time our email request to accept/decline is sent, the prize will be considered forfeited and another winner will be selected.

7.     It is the entrant’s responsibility to check their email for a prize notification message on Wednesday, September 19, 2018.

8.     The use of any automated launching or entry software or any other mechanical or electronic means that permits the participant to automatically register and/or enter repeatedly is prohibited and all such entries will be disqualified.

 
Please read the official rules of the contest before entering:
 
      ·       No purchase necessary.  Only one online ballot entry per island will be allowed per person.  Duplicate or multiple online ballots will be deleted.  Please vote in as many categories as possible.

·       You must be 18 years of age or older at the time of entry to be eligible for this contest.  This contest is void where prohibited by law.

·       No mechanically reproduced, incomplete, forged, software-generated or automated multiple entries will be accepted.

·       Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.

·       aio Media Group and its affiliates reserve the right to substitute any prize with another prize of equal or greater value.

·       Employees of aio Media Group and its affiliates, their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising sponsors and promotional agencies, and the immediate family members of each are not eligible.

·       Contest entrants agree to abide by the terms of these Official Rules and by the decisions of aio Media Group, which are final on all matters pertaining to the contest.

·       Entrants further grant to aio Media Group and its affiliates the right to use and publish their name, likeness and image online and in print, or any other media, in connection with the contest.

·       aio Media Group and its affiliates reserve the right to use any and all information related to the contest, including information on contestants obtained through the contest, for marketing purposes or any other purpose, unless prohibited by law.

·       The contest and all of the related pages, contents and codes are copyrighted by aio Media Group and/or its affiliates.  Copying or unauthorized use of any copyrighted materials, trademarks or any other intellectual property without the express written consent of its       owner is strictly prohibited.

·       Each winner, by acceptance of the prize, agrees to release aio Media Group, and its affiliates, and all prize sponsors, and their parent and subsidiary companies, their officers, directors, employees, agents, shareholders, affiliates, suppliers, distributors, and advertising agencies from liability, claims, or actions of any kind whatsoever for injuries, damages, or losses to persons and property which may be sustained in connection with receipt, ownership, or use of the prize.

·       aio Media Group and its affiliates are not responsible for Internet crashes or slowdowns caused by network congestion, viruses, sabotage, satellite failures, phone line failures, electrical outages, natural disasters or acts of man or God.

·       Winner will be notified by email.  If the winner does not respond to the notification email after 24 hours, or if the winner is unavailable for prize fulfillment, an alternate winner will be selected.  If aio Media Group or its affiliates cannot find an eligible winner for the prize, that prize will not be awarded.

·       A contestant is not a winner, and shall not be entitled to the prize, unless and until the contestant’s eligibility has been verified.

·       Each winner is responsible for all federal, state and local taxes and will be required to complete an IRS form W-9. Sponsor reserves the right to withhold prizes until completed form W-9 is received.

·       Acceptance of the Prize constitutes the prize winners’ permission for aio Media Group to use the prize winner’s name for advertising and/or promotional purposes worldwide and in all forms of media in perpetuity without further compensation or authorization.  Entrants agree that aio Media Group and its affiliates, and their officers, employees, agents and representatives (collectively, the “sponsoring Entities”), shall not be responsible for any losses, damages or injuries of any kind resulting from participation in the contest or from entrants’ acceptance, receipt, possession and/or use or misuse of any prize.  Entrants also agree that aio Media Group and/or its affiliates entities have not made and shall not in any manner be liable  for any warranty, guarantee, or representation, whether express or implied, with respect to any prize, including without limitation, the prize’s quality or fitness for a particular purpose.  aio Media Group reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who is found to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest, to be acting in violation of these Official Rules, or who otherwise takes actions that do or are intended to disrupt or undermine the legitimate operation of the contest.  aio Media Group also reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any entry containing any obscene, offensive or otherwise inappropriate comments or other matter.

·       All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules shall be governed and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Hawaii without regard to the choice of law provisions thereof.

·       For the name of the winner, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to:  aio Media Group, 1088 Bishop St. Suite LL2, Honolulu, HI 9813.  Washington and Vermont residents may omit return postage.

·       This Contest is sponsored by aio Media Group, Inc., with offices at 1088 Bishop Street Suite LL2, Honolulu, HI 96813.

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