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1. Eligibility: This competition is open only to those who are followers of Hotel Sheraton and who are 18 as of the date of entry. The competition is only open to legal residents of the United Kingdom and is void where prohibited by law. Employees of Hotel Sheraton, its affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, and suppliers, (collectively the “Employees”), and immediate family members and/or those living in the same household of Employees are not eligible to participate in the competition. Void where prohibited.
2. Agreement to Rules: By participating, the competition, (“You”) agrees to be fully unconditionally bound by these Rules, and You represent and warrant that You meet the eligibility requirements. In addition, You agree to accept the decisions of [your company name] as final and binding as it relates to the content of this competition.
3. Campaign Period: Entries will be accepted online starting on Friday 6th September from 5.30pm BST and ending Friday 20th September at 7.00pm BST. All online entries must be received by Friday 20th September at 6.59pm BST.
4. How to Enter: The competition must be entered by commenting on the intended Facebook Media post. The entry/comment must fulfil all competition requirements, as specified, to be eligible to win the prize. Entries that are incomplete or do not adhere to the rules or specifications may be disqualified at the sole discretion of Hotel Sheraton. You may enter only once. You must provide the information requested. You may not enter more times than indicated by using multiple email addresses, identities, or devices in an attempt to circumvent the rules. If You use fraudulent methods or otherwise attempt to circumvent the rules, your submission may be removed from eligibility at the sole discretion of Hotel Sheraton.
5. Prizes: The Winner of the competition will receive a Weekend Stay for 2 in a Beach House Room at Hotel Sheraton, Blackpool. The specifics of the prize shall be solely determined by Hotel Sheraton. Weekend prize is available on a date of the Winner’s choice, subject to availability, however not on Bank Holiday Weekends nor Christmas or New Year. Prize must be claimed and booked within 6 months. No cash or other prize substitution shall be permitted. The prize is non-transferable. No substitution of prize or transfer/assignment of prize to others or request for the cash equivalent by Winner is permitted. Acceptance of prize constitutes permission for Hotel Sheraton to use Winner’s name, likeness, and entry for purposes of advertising and trade without further compensation unless prohibited by law.
6. Odds: The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.
7. Winner Selection and Notification: Winner will be selected at random under the supervision of Hotel Sheraton. Winner will be notified by Facebook Post ONLY, no personal message will be sent, and will only being announced via our official Facebook page. Hotel Sheraton shall have no liability for Winner’s failure to claim said prize within 5 working days. If Winner cannot be contacted, is ineligible, fails to claim the prize within 5 days from the time award notification was sent, the prize may be forfeited and an alternate Winner selected. ANY VIOLATION OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES BY WINNER AT HOTEL SHERATON’S SOLE DISCRETION WILL RESULT IN WINNER’S DISQUALIFICATION AS WINNER OF THE CAMPAIGN, AND ALL PRIVILEGES AS WINNER WILL BE IMMEDIATELY TERMINATED.
8. Rights Granted by You: By entering this competition, You understand and agree that Hotel Sheraton, anyone acting on behalf of Hotel Sheraton, and Hotel Sheraton’s licensees, successors, and assigns, shall have the right, where permitted by law, to print, publish, broadcast, distribute, and use in any media now known or hereafter developed, in perpetuity and throughout the World, without limitation, your entry, name, portrait, picture, voice, likeness, image, statements about the Campaign, and biographical information for news, publicity, information, trade, advertising, public relations, and promotional purposes. without any further compensation, notice, review, or consent. Optional verbiage for Contests: By entering this content, You represent and warrant that your entry is an original work of authorship, and does not violate any third party’s proprietary or intellectual property rights. If your entry infringes upon the intellectual property right of another, You will be disqualified at the sole discretion of Hotel Sheraton. If the content of your entry is claimed to constitute infringement of any proprietary or intellectual proprietary rights of any third party, You shall, at your sole expense, defend or settle against such claims. You shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Hotel Sheraton from and against any suit, proceeding, claims, liability, loss, damage, costs or expense, which Hotel Sheraton may incur, suffer, or be required to pay arising out of such infringement or suspected infringement of any third party’s right.
9. Terms & Conditions: Hotel Sheraton reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Campaign should virus, bug, non-authorized human intervention, fraud, or other cause beyond Hotel Sheraton’s control corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, or proper conduct of the Campaign. In such case, [your company name] may select the Winner from all eligible entries received prior to and/or after (if appropriate) the action taken by Hotel Sheraton. Hotel Sheraton reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers or attempts to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Campaign or website or violates these Terms & Conditions. Hotel Sheraton has the right, in its sole discretion, to maintain the integrity of the Campaign, to void votes for any reason, including, but not limited to: multiple entries from the same user from different IP addresses; multiple entries from the same computer in excess of that allowed by Campaign rules; or the use of bots, macros, scripts, or other technical means for entering. Any attempt by an entrant to deliberately damage any website or undermine the legitimate operation of the Campaign may be a violation of criminal and civil laws. Should such an attempt be made, Hotel Sheraton reserves the right to seek damages to the fullest extent permitted by law.
10. Limitation of Liability: By entering, You agree to release and hold harmless Hotel Sheraton and its subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, partners, representatives, agents, successors, assigns, employees, officers, and directors from any liability, illness, injury, death, loss, litigation, claim, or damage that may occur, directly or indirectly, whether caused by negligence or not, from: (i) such entrant’s participation in the Campaign and/or his/her acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of any prize or any portion thereof; (ii) technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to the malfunction of any computer, cable, network, hardware, or software, or other mechanical equipment; (iii) the unavailability or inaccessibility of any transmissions, telephone, or Internet service; (iv) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Promotion; (v) electronic or human error in the administration of the Promotion or the processing of entries.
11. Privacy Policy: Information submitted with an entry is subject to the Privacy Policy stated on the Hotel Sheraton website. To read the Privacy Policy, click here.
12. Facebook: The competition hosted by Hotel Sheraton is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Facebook.
13. By entering, You, the Contestant, have affirmatively reviewed, accepted, and agreed to all of the Official Rules.