Getaway Giveaway

The giveaway has ended. Thank you to all that participated! 

A potential winner will be chosen by 5:00 PM EST on December 23, 2024. No purchase necessary to enter or win. A purchase does not improve your chance of winning. 

DESTINATION ANN ARBOR  OFFICIAL SWEEPSTAKES RULES 

These rules apply to all sweepstakes offered by Destination Ann Arbor (the “Promoter” as defined below) exclusively through its social media accounts. Please read these Official Rules carefully before entering this sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”). By entering the Sweepstakes, you agree that you have read and are bound by the terms and conditions set forth below and the decisions of Destination Ann Arbor, such decisions which are final and binding in all respects. If you do not agree to the terms and conditions set forth below, you may not enter the Sweepstakes. 

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE DOES NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. 

Specific Sweepstakes Rules

  1. The Sweepstakes Period: The Sweepstakes begins and ends as of the dates (the “Sweepstakes Period”) listed in the social media post announcing the Sweepstakes and that includes a link to these Official Rules (the “Social Media Post”). A clock chosen by Promoter will serve as the official time-keeping device for the Sweepstakes. 
  2. Draw Date: On, before, or about the date identified in the Social Media Post (the “Draw Date”), Promoter will hold a random drawing to select a potential winner for that Draw Date. Non-winning entries will not be retained and will not be eligible for the subsequent and remaining sweepstakes drawings. 
  3. Prize and Odds of Winning: The winner from each of the Draw Dates will be awarded a prize (each, a “Prize”). Each Prize is a prize package described in the Social Media Post. The. Approximate Retail Value of each Prize (“ARV”) is also described in the Social Media Post. Odds of winning a Prize depend on the number of eligible entries received. Prizes cannot be exchanged, redeemed for cash, transferred, or combined with any other offer and are subject to stated terms and conditions. 

General Rules Sweepstakes Rules Applicable to All of Promoter’s Sweepstakes

  1. Promoter: The Sweepstakes is promoted by Washtenaw County Convention and Visitors Bureau, d/b/a Destination Ann Arbor, a domestic nonprofit corporation located at 315 West Huron Street, Suite 340, Ann Arbor, MI 48103 (the “Promoter”). No other entity is responsible for this Sweepstakes or the award of any Prize. 

  1. Eligibility: The Sweepstakes is open only to permanent legal residents of the United States (including the District of Columbia), excluding Florida, Rhode Island, and New York, who are at least 18 years old as of the date they enter the Sweepstakes, and who enter the Sweepstakes as described in the “Entry” section below. Every such person who enters the Sweepstakes is referred to in these Official Rules as an “Participant,” “you,” or “your.” Employees of Promoter, its affiliates, parents and subsidiaries, any 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, prize suppliers, attorneys, any other person or entity associated with this Sweepstakes and/or 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 or win. All federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply. Eligibility is at the exclusive discretion of Promoter, and Promoter shall be entitled to reject any Participant for any reason or no reason at all without having to provide an explanation. 

  1. Entry: Limit one entry per natural person. There are two ways to submit an entry (“Entry”) for the Sweepstakes: Entry Option 1 – the method described in the Social Media Post. Entry Option 2 – Email Entry: Send an email to socialmedia@annarbor.org  with your name, phone number, e-mail address, company name (if any), and a signed acknowledgment of your agreement to these Official Rules. All methods of entry will be treated equally, and neither form of entry will be given priority. In order to be eligible for the Sweepstakes, your Entry must be received by Promoter within the Sweepstakes Period. Any attempted form of entry into this Sweepstakes other than as described herein is void. Entries generated by artificial intelligence, macro, script, or other automated means are void. Any Participant using fraudulent means to participate in a Sweepstakes will be disqualified and may be guilty of violating applicable criminal laws. Any Participant who submits more than one (1) Entry by any method or combination of methods will be disqualified. All entries, once provided, are Promoter’s sole and exclusive property. Promoter reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, suspend, or terminate a Sweepstakes for any reason and without prior notice to any Participant. In such instance, Promoter may, if and as appropriate, select a potential winner using reasonable means that are materially consistent with the Contest in question.  

  1. Notification of Potential Winner: Each potential winner will be notified by private message or email within approximately one (1) week following each Draw Date. Promoter is not responsible for digital communications that are undeliverable as a result of any filtering of any kind, insufficient space in Participant's account, or any other failure beyond its reasonable control. Promoter is not responsible for updating Participant’s email address, messaging account, or other contact information after an Entry is submitted. Any potential winner will forfeit their Prize if they: (1) fail to respond in the time period specified by the Promoter to any of Promoter’s requests for information or signatures with respect to the specific Sweepstakes or Prize; (2) cannot be reached at the information provided by such individual; (3) rejects the Prize (or it is returned undeliverable through no fault of Promoter); or (4) is disqualified from the Sweepstakes for any reason, including noncompliance with these Official Rules. In the event of such a forfeiture, an alternate potential winner may be selected at Promoter’s sole discretion from among all remaining eligible entries.  

  1. General Prize Conditions: Additional compensation will not be provided if actual value of any Prize received is less than the stated ARV. Prize winners are solely responsible for all applicable: (1) federal, state, and local taxes; and (2) any expenses not specifically mentioned in the Prize package, including but not limited to any out-of-pocket expenses associated with Prize acceptance and use such as license fees, travel, required installation or requested product upgrades/options, as applicable. No substitution, transfer or cash equivalent for a Prize (or prize component) will be offered, except that Promoter, at its sole discretion, may substitute a Prize (or prize component) of equal or greater value for any reason. Any depictions of a Prize or prize elements are for illustrative purposes only. All Prize details are at the sole discretion and decision of the Promoter. In the event that a component of any Prize is not available for any reason beyond Promoter’s control, the remaining elements of the Prize shall constitute full satisfaction of Promoter’s prize obligation to potential winner and no additional compensation will be awarded, except at Promoter’s sole discretion. Potential winners must provide identification in a manner deemed acceptable by the Promoter to claim their Prize.  

  1. Provision of Materials and Information/Intellectual Property: By entering into a Sweepstakes, Participant represents and warrants as follows: (1) that they fully own or has properly licensed whatever materials or information it submits hereunder in connection with the Sweepstakes and can make such submissions without violating any: applicable law, agreement with any third-party, and/or third-party right of any kind (including without limitation any intellectual property, data protection, privacy, or publicity right); and (2) that any and all materials or information provided by the Participant hereunder shall be true and correct in all respects. Furthermore, without limitation on anything set forth herein to the contrary, Promoter shall have the irrevocable, transferable, and fully sublicensable right and license (but not the obligation) to exploit any and all such materials or information in any manner it so elects to promote the Sweepstakes, its business, brand, products and/or services, throughout the world in perpetuity, and in any and all media, now or hereafter known. 

  1. General Release: BY ENTERING THE SWEEPSTAKES, YOU RELEASE PROMOTER, ITS RESPECTIVE PARENT COMPANIES, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, ATTORNEYS, AND AGENCIES (COLLECTIVELY, THE "RELEASED PARTIES") FROM ANY LIABILITY WHATSOEVER, AND WAIVE ANY AND ALL CAUSES OF ACTION, RELATED TO ANY CLAIMS, COSTS, INJURIES, LOSSES, OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SWEEPSTAKES, YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE SWEEPSTAKES, OR DELIVERY, MIS-DELIVERY, ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, USE OR MISUSE OF OR INABILITY TO USE ANY PRIZE (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, CLAIMS, COSTS, INJURIES, LOSSES AND DAMAGES RELATED TO PERSONAL INJURIES, DEATH, DAMAGE TO OR DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY, RIGHTS OF PUBLICITY OR PRIVACY, DEFAMATION OR PORTRAYAL IN A FALSE LIGHT, WHETHER INTENTIONAL OR UNINTENTIONAL), HARDWARE, SOFTWARE OR TELEPHONE FAILURES OF ANY KIND, COST OR UNAVAILABLE NETWORK CONNECTIONS, FRAUD, INCOMPLETE, GARBLED OR DELAYED COMPUTER TRANSMISSIONS, WHETHER CAUSED BY PROMOTER, USERS OR BY ANY OF THE EQUIPMENT OR PROGRAMMING ASSOCIATED WITH OR UTILIZED IN THE SWEEPSTAKES OR BY ANY TECHNICAL OR HUMAN ERROR WHICH MAY OCCUR IN THE PROCESSING OF SUBMISSIONS WHICH MAY DAMAGE A USER’S SYSTEM OR LIMIT AN PARTICIPANT’S ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SWEEPSTAKES, WHETHER UNDER A THEORY OF CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), WARRANTY OR OTHER THEORY. 

  1. Released Parties: Released Parties are not responsible or liable for 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 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 entries will be disqualified. By registering for and entering the Sweepstakes, you agree and acknowledge to be bound by these Official Rules, as well as the decisions of Promoter which are final and binding in all respects with regard to the Sweepstakes; and to waive any rights to claim ambiguity with these Official Rules. Each Participant further agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Released Parties from any and all liability resulting or arising from Sweepstakes and to release all rights to bring any claim, action or proceeding against Released Parties, and hereby acknowledge that said Released Parties have neither made nor are in any manner responsible or liable for any warranty, representation or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to a Prize, including express warranties provided exclusively by a prize supplier that may be sent along with a Prize. 

  1. Collection of Information: Promoter will be collecting, storing, and exploiting personal data about Participants to administer Sweepstakes and exercise its rights hereunder, including without limitation, those relating to marketing and publicity. By entering into any of Promoter's Sweepstakes, Participants agree to Promoter's collection and use of their personal information and consent to receive information sent by the Promoter. Promoter will not disclose any Participant's personal information to any non-affiliated third party, and Participants may opt out of emails from the Promoter. Please see the Promoter’s Privacy Policy at https://www.annarbor.org/privacy-policy/ for more information 

  1. Limitations of Liability; Disclaimer of Warranties: IN NO EVENT WILL THE RELEASED PARTIES BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE SWEEPSTAKES OR ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE PRIZE. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE RELEASED PARTIES’ TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, OR CAUSES OF ACTION EXCEED THE PRIZE VALUE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE SWEEPSTAKES AND ALL PRIZES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. CHECK YOUR LOCAL LAWS FOR ANY RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS REGARDING THESE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the preceding release is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or void for any reason, each Participant agrees (except where prohibited) that, by entering the Sweepstakes, (a) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or in connection with the Sweepstakes, or the prize awarded, shall be resolved individually without resort to any form of class action; (b) any claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering the Sweepstakes, but in no event attorney’s fees; and (c) under no circumstances will any Participant be permitted to obtain any award for, and each Participant hereby waives all rights to claim, any punitive, incidental or consequential damages, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased, and any other damages other than damages for actual out-of-pocket expenses, if any. ANY DISPUTE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES OR THE SWEPESTAKES MAY ONLY BE ADJUDICATED THROUGH BINDING ARBITRATION CONDUCTED THROUGH, AND ACCORDING TO THE FEDERAL ARBITRATION ACT AND THE THEN-CURRENT RULES OF, THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION. ANY ARBITRATION HEARING MUST BE HELD IN, OR IN THE NEAREST AVAILABLE VENUE TO, ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN. A JUDGMENT CONSISTENT WITH THE RESULTS OF THE ARBITRATION MAY BE ENETERED BY ANY COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION. 

  1. Force Majeure: Without limiting any other provision in these Official Rules, the Released Parties are not responsible for or liable to any Participant or winner, or any person claiming through such Participant or winner, for failure to supply the Prize or any part thereof due to any Sweepstakes activity or being affected, as determined by Promoter in its sole discretion, by reason of, without limitation, (a) any acts of God; (b) any law, rule, action, regulation, order or request by any local, state or federal governmental or quasi-governmental entity or authority (whether or not the law, rule, action, regulation, order or request proves to be invalid); or (c) any other cause beyond the reasonable control of the Released Parties, whether or not specifically mentioned above. 

  1. Indemnification: By entering the Sweepstakes, Participant agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Promoter, its respective subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees, attorneys, agents and representatives, from any and all third party liability for any injuries, loss, claim, action, demand or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with Participant’s entry. 

  1. Publicity: Except where prohibited by law, entry into the Sweepstakes constitutes the Participant’s permission and consent for Promoter use the Participant’s name, email address, likeness and/or Prize information, without limitation, for promotional purposes without further permission or compensation. As a condition of being awarded any Prize, except where prohibited by law, potential winners and, if applicable, their guests, may be required to execute a consent to the use of their name, address, likeness and/or Prize information, without limitation, for promotional purposes without further permission or compensation. 

  1. Affidavit & Release: As a condition of being awarded any Prize, potential winners and, if applicable, their guests, may be required to execute and deliver to Promoter a signed affidavit of eligibility and acceptance of these Official Rules and release of liability. 

  1. Social Media: The Sweepstakes is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook, LinkedIn, X (formerly known as Twitter), Instagram or any entity other than Promoter. By entering, Participants confirm they are at least 18 years of age, release Facebook, LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and any other entity of any responsibility arising from or in connection with the Sweepstakes, and agree to Facebook, LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and any other social media entity’s terms of use. 

  1. Winners List: For a copy of the winners list, write to “Destination Ann Arbor Sweepstakes” at 315 West Huron Street, Suite 340, Ann Arbor, MI 48103 after given Draw Dates requesting the same. 

  1. Governing Law: The Sweepstakes and these Official Rules will be governed, construed and interpreted under the laws of the State of Michigan. Promoter reserves the right to change or to interpret these Official Rules at any time, in its sole discretion, and to suspend or cancel the Sweepstakes or any Participant's participation in the Sweepstakes should viruses, bugs, unauthorized human intervention or other causes beyond Promoter's control affect the administration, security or proper play of the Sweepstakes or Promoter otherwise becomes incapable of running the Sweepstakes as planned, as determined in its sole discretion. Promoter reserves the right to disqualify persons whose eligibility is in question or who Promoter, in its sole discretion, otherwise deems ineligible to enter the Sweepstakes. If you have any questions about these Official Rules or the Sweepstakes, please write to “Destination Ann Arbor Sweepstakes” at 315 West Huron Street, Suite 340, Ann Arbor, MI 48103 indicating the same. 

  1. Copyright Notice: The Sweepstakes and all accompanying materials are copyrighted by Washtenaw County Convention and Visitors Bureau, d/b/a Destination Ann Arbor. All rights reserved.