BlackAtlas.com John Legend Twitter Sweepstakes
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR CLAIM PRIZE.
TO ENTER: Between August 30, 2010 at 7:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST) and August 30, 2010 at the end of the John Legend concert (the “Promotion Period”)—11:00pm EST, all people who tweet with the hash tag #blackatlas and are registered on the website will also be registered for a chance to win the John Legend. All entries must be submitted by 11:00p.m. EST on August 30, 2010. Once submitted, all entries become the exclusive property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged nor will they be returned. Limit one entry per person.
PRIZE DETAILS: ONE (1) GRAND PRIZE: (2) roundtrip domestic Coach Class Travel Authorization Certificates (each a “Travel Certificate”) on American Airlines or its Airline Associates (American Eagle, Executive Airlines or the AmericanConnection® carrier) from a city served by American Airlines or their Airline Associates in the 48 contiguous United States closest to winner’s home. Total ARV of all prizes: $1500. Winners are responsible for the full cost of transportation to and from the closest American Airlines departure city and their place of residence. Winners are responsible for any and all applicable fees, service charges, surcharges or passenger facility charges and all insurance federal, state, local and foreign taxes, if any, gratuities, meals, incidentals and any other unspecified expenses associated with acceptance or use of the Prize. Some of these taxes, fees and other amounts may be due upon booking/ticketing the Travel Certificates. Prize is provided “as is” and without any warranty of any kind. Prize is non-transferable. No cash redemption or prize substitution allowed by winner. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute prize of equal or greater value if advertised prize becomes unavailable. Limit one prize per household/family.
DRAWING AND AWARDING OF PRIZES. On or about August 30, 2010 a random drawing will be conducted from among all people who have tweeted #blackatlas and the (“Administrator”) will select one winner in a random drawing. The potential winner will be notified by a Direct Message on Twitter. The potential winner may be required to sign an affidavit of eligibility (which affirms that he/she has complied with these rules) as well as a liability release, and where legal, a publicity release, each of which, if issued, must be completed, signed and returned within three (3) days from date of issuance, or the prize will be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner. Prize winner has three (3) days from date of notification to accept the prize or the prize will be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner. If any prize, prize notification or attempted notification is returned as undeliverable, the prize will be forfeited and may be awarded to an alternate winner. Except where prohibited, acceptance of a prize constitutes winner’s’ consent to use of his/her name and/or photograph without further compensation for advertising, promotional and publicity purposes by Sponsor. By accepting prize, winner acknowledges compliance with these official rules.
ODDS. Odds of winning depend upon the number of eligible entries received.
ELIGIBILITY. Sweepstakes open to individuals legally residing in the 48 contiguous United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 years of age or older at the time of entry. Employees and agents of Sponsor, Administrator and each of parent and affiliates, agencies, distributors, wholesalers and retailers, and members of such employees’ immediate families and individuals living in the same household with such employees, are not eligible to win. Void in Puerto Rico and where prohibited or otherwise restricted by law.
AMERICAN AIRLINES TRAVEL AUTHORIZATION CERTIFICATE TERMS. This certificate (“Travel Certificate”) may be used to purchase air travel wholly on American Airlines, and its Airline Associates. Travel Certificates are redeemable for air travel sold and originating in the 48 contiguous United States. Travel Certificates are not returnable or redeemable for cash, except where required by law. Lost, stolen or damaged Travel Certificate will not be replaced. Travel Certificate has no implied warranties and is not a credit or debit card. Travel Certificate is based on availability at the time of reservation, and must adhere to applicable embargo dates. Travel Certificate is valid for one year from the date issued. Expiration date cannot be extended. Travel using Travel Certificates does not qualify for American Airlines AAdvantage® mileage credit or elite status. American Airlines reserves the right to revise rules and conditions at any time without notice.
AMERICAN AIRLINES TRAVEL TERMS. All travel must be completed by September 7, 2011. If winner is unable to travel by this date, prize will be forfeited. Travel must originate and end at the airport nearest winner’s home that is served by American Airlines or their Airline Associates. Travel is subject to availability and certain other restrictions, which are subject to change in the sole discretion of American Airlines. Winner’s guest must be 18 years of age or older if not a member of winner’s immediate family and will be required to execute and return a liability/publicity release (which must also be signed by such guest’s parent or legal guardian, if minor) prior to travel. Winner and winner’s guest must travel together on the same itinerary, including the same departure date, destination and return date. No stopovers are permitted on tickets issued as a prize; if a stopover occurs, the prize will terminate at the stopover point and full fare will be charged for the remaining segments, including the return, of the trip. Sponsors are not liable for any expenses incurred as a consequence of a flight cancellation or flight delay. Schedules subject to change without notice.
USE OF DATA. Sponsor will be collecting personal data about participants online, in accordance with its privacy policy. Please review the Sponsor’s privacy policy at www.aa.com/privacy. By participating in the Sweepstakes, entrants hereby agree to Sponsor’s collection and usage of their personal information and acknowledge that they have read and accepted Sponsor’s privacy policy.
TAXES. Any valuation of the prize stated above is based on available information provided to the Sponsor, and the value of any prize awarded to a winner may be reported for tax purposes as required by law. Winner is solely responsible for reporting and paying any and all applicable taxes. Winner must provide the Sponsor with valid identification and a valid taxpayer identification number or social security number before any prize will be awarded. Any person winning over $600 in prizes from Sponsor will receive an IRS form 1099 at the end of the calendar year and a copy of such form will be filed with the IRS.
OTHER CONDITIONS. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend this sweepstakes or any portion hereof, or to disqualify any individual implicated in any of the following actions, if for any reason: (a) infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, actions by entrants, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which, in Sponsor’s sole opinion, corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the sweepstakes, (b) the sweepstakes or any website associated therewith (or any portion thereof) becomes corrupted or does not allow the proper processing of entries per these rules, or (c) the sweepstakes is otherwise not capable of running as planned by Sponsor. By entering, participants agree to release and hold harmless Sponsor, (Administrator) and each of the parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, divisions, advertising and promotional agencies, wholesalers and retailers, and each of the foregoing entities’ employees, officers, directors, shareholders and agents (collectively the “Released Parties”), from and against any and all claims, actions and/or liability for any injuries or death, loss or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with participation in and/or entry into the sweepstakes or acceptance or use of any prize. The Released Parties are not responsible or liable for any incorrect or inaccurate entry information, and assume no responsibility for (i) any error, omission, interruption, defect or delay in operation or transmission at any website, (ii) failure of any entry to be received by Sponsor due to technical problems, human error or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website, (iii) communications line, hardware and/or software failures, (iv) damage to any computer (software or hardware) resulting from participation in the sweepstakes, (v) theft or destruction of, tampering with, unauthorized access to, or alteration of entries and/or entry information, or (vi) entries which are late, lost, stolen, damaged, illegible, unintelligible and/or postage due (or any combination thereof). The use of third-party software or website or automated entry systems to participate is prohibited, and Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify entries made in such fashion. By entering, entrants agree to comply with these rules. Any entrant who attempts to tamper with this sweepstakes in any way shall be disqualified. In the event of dispute as to who submitted an online entry, the entry will be deemed submitted by the Authorized Account Holder of the email address submitted at the time of entry. “Authorized Account Holder” is defined as the natural person assigned to an email address by an Internet access provider, on-line service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the email address in question. Additional restrictions may apply.
DISPUTES. Entrant agrees that: (i) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this sweepstakes or any prizes awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas or the appropriate Texas State Court located in Fort Worth, Texas; (ii) any and all 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 attorneys’ fees; and (iii) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the entrant and Sponsor in connection with the sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Texas, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Texas or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Texas.
WINNERS’ LIST. The name of the winner will be posted on the website at www.BlackAtlas.com on or about September 7, 2010.
ADMINISTRATOR. Burrell Communications Group. 233 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2900. Chicago, Illinois 60601
SPONSOR. American Airlines, Inc., 4333 Amon Carter Blvd., Ft. Worth, Texas 76155.
American Eagle and the AmericanConnection® carrier are regional airlines associated with American Airlines, Inc. American Eagle service is operated by American Eagle Airlines, Inc., a subsidiary of the parent company of American Airlines. The AmericanConnection® service is operated by Chautauqua Airlines, Inc., an unaffiliated independent contractor.
AAdvantage, AmericanAirlines, American Eagle, Executive Airlines, AmericanConnection and BlackAtlas are of American Airlines, Inc.
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ABBREVIATED MANDATORY RULES:
1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO WIN. 2. Open to legal residents of the 48 contiguous United States and the District of Columbia, 18 years or older. 3. Not open to the employees and agents of Sponsor, Administrator and each of its parent companies and affiliates, agencies, distributors, wholesalers and retailers, and members of such employees’ immediate families and individuals living in the same household with such employees. 4. Sweepstakes begins at 2:00 p.m. PST on September 2, 2010, and ends at 11:59 p.m. PST on September 6, 2010. 5. There is one Grand Prize. 5. ARV of Grand Prize is $1500 6. Odds of winning depend on number of entries. 7. Void where prohibited. 8. Entrants release all parties from all claims/liability arising from this sweepstakes or acceptance/use of any prize. 9. For entry information and complete official rules, by which all entrants are bound, go to www.BlackAtlas.com .
Copyright 2010 American Airlines, Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A.
