2010 Rosslyn Survey Contest Rules
The Rosslyn Business Improvement District (Rosslyn BID) is dedicated to making Rosslyn the best it can be. As we plan for the future, we are seeking guidance from the people who live and work here about how to make the most of our efforts.
This confidential web survey is designed to capture your views about your experience with life here in Rosslyn, and asks for your opinions about what needs to be improved. It takes 5 minutes to complete.
Your time and feedback are greatly valued. To show how much you are appreciated, once you complete the survey you will be eligible to enter the Rosslyn Survey Contest offering a variety of prizes. See the Contest Rules below.
The survey will close on June 4, 2010
OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.
Eligibility: The Rosslyn Survey Contest ("Contest"), sponsored by the Rosslyn Business Improvement Corporation and Rosslyn Renaissance (individually and collectively "Sponsor"), is open to residents of the states of Virginia or Maryland or the District of Columbia on the date they enter the Sweepstakes and are at least 18 years of age or older on that date.
Employees, officers, directors and agents of the Rosslyn Business Improvement Corporation and Rosslyn Renaissance and the immediate family or members of the same households of such employees, officers, directors and agents are not eligible to participate.
Entry: Between 12:01 a.m., ET, on May 17, 2010 and 11:59 pm, ET, on June 4, 2010 ("Contest Period"), log onto Sponsor's website: www.RosslynVa.org ("Website"), and click on "Contest". Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the entry form and survey and accept one of Sponsor's eblasts.
Each entry will be deemed to have been made by the holder of the e-mail account provided. Only one entry per individual and per email address. No automated entry devices or programs permitted. Entries become Sponsor's property and will not be acknowledged or returned. Proof of submission is not proof of receipt.
Entries that do not comply with the Official Rules will be rejected. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, illegible, stolen, corrupted or garbled entries which will be disqualified, or for problems of any kind, whether mechanical, technical, electronic or human. Only fully completed entries are eligible.
Random Drawing: Potential winners for each prize will be selected in a random drawing by Sponsor on or about June 14, 2010 from all eligible entries received during the Contest Period, and will be notified by email at the email address provided with their entries on or about June 21, 2010. Sponsor is not responsible for any notification that is misdirected or not received because of an incorrect or illegible email address. If a potential winner cannot be reached after two contact attempts within a twenty-four (24) hour period, or is found to be ineligible or cannot or does not comply with the Official Rules, the potential winner will be disqualified and a new random drawing by Sponsor from all remaining eligible entries will occur for a new potential winner. At Sponsor's discretion, unaccepted prizes may not be awarded. Odds of winning depend upon the number of eligible entries received.
Prizes
The prizes are:
One (1) Grand Prize of a Friday and Saturday night weekend stay for 2 adults, single room double-occupancy, at Hyatt Arlington in a room selected by Sponsor and dinner at cityhouse Restaurant (alcohol not included) (Approximate Retail Value $400);
Two (2) First Prizes of Apple® iPod touch devices (Approximate Retail Value $200 each);
One (1) Second Prize of a $100 iTunes Gift Card (Approximate Retail Value $100).
The total approximate retail value of all prizes is $900.
One (1) prize per winner. Winner must use the certificate for a stay between July 1, 2010 and July 21, 2011 subject to hotel availability, holiday and black-out dates, and all other restrictions and is solely responsible for all incidentals/expenses, including, but not limited to travel to and from the hotel, additional meals, and gratuities. Prizes are not redeemable for cash or transferable, except that Sponsor may substitute a prize (or prize component) of equal or greater value. All federal, state, or other taxes are the sole responsibility of winner.
Winners must pick up their prize in person at Sponsor's office at 1911 North Ft. Myer Drive, Suite LL-10, Arlington, Virginia, and may be required to present proof of identity.
Acceptance of Prize: A potential winner must sign, before a notary, and return an Affidavit of Eligibility with a signed Liability/Publicity Release, provided by Sponsor, and any other documentation that the Sponsor may require. The winner of any prize having an approximate retail value in excess of $600 must deliver to Sponsor a complete IRS W-9 and will receive an IRS 1099 from the Sponsor.
Refusal to accept a prize releases Sponsor and any provider of the prize or component thereof of any obligation to a potential winner.
General: By entering, entrant agrees to be bound by these Official Rules and all federal, state, and local laws and regulations and decisions of the Sponsor, which are final and binding in all respects; that Sponsor shall have no responsibility or liability (including, but not limited to, liability for any property loss or damage, personal injury or death) in connection with the conduct of, or entrant's participation in, the Sweepstakes or use, misuse or non-use of a prize, or claims based on publicity rights, defamation, or invasion of privacy by entrant or by a third-party, claims based on impossibility, including but not limited to regulation, war, terrorism, fire, riot, labor strike, acts of God, or any event beyond the control of Sponsor that prevents the administration of Sweepstakes or execution of obligations incurred therewith, any error in advertising the administration or execution of the Contest, or the announcement of prizes or prize winners, any technical malfunctions of the telephone network, computer online system, computer equipment, software, or Internet service provider utilized by the Sponsor, any causes beyond Sponsor's reasonable control that jeopardize the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Contest, any interruption or inability to access Sponsor's Website, or any online service via the Internet due to hardware or software compatibility problems, traffic congestion or outages on the Internet, at any website or any combination thereof, any damage to entrant's (or any third person's) computer and/or its contents related to or resulting from any part of the Contest, any lost/delayed data transmissions, omissions, interruptions, defects, and/or any other errors or malfunctions.
Any personal information supplied by an entrant to Sponsor will be subject to Sponsor's Privacy Policy and Terms of Service posted at Sponsor's website. Once submitted, all entries become the sole property of Sponsor. Entry constitutes permission for the Sponsor to use the survey responses (excluding street addresses, email addresses and phone numbers) for posting on Sponsor's website. Except where prohibited by law and Sponsor's Privacy Policy, entrant's acceptance of prize constitutes permission for Sponsor to publicize entrant's name, city and state, photo, likeness, biographical information, and voice for advertising/publicity purposes worldwide and in all forms of media, in perpetuity, without further notice or compensation in connection with the Contest or any prize(s) awarded.
Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or Sponsor's website acting in violation of the Official Rules, in a disruptive manner. If for any reason the Sweepstakes cannot be executed as planned for any reason, or if the Sweepstakes is compromised or becomes technically corrupted in any way, electronically or otherwise, Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, modify or terminate the Contest and reserves the right, but shall not be obligated, to select winners from among all non-suspect entries received as of the date/time of such cancellation, modification or termination. Any attempt by any person to deliberately damage any website or otherwise corrupt the contest or to undermine the legitimate operation of the contest may be a violation of criminal and civil laws. Should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify, prosecute and seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Choice of Law: Unless prohibited, each entrant agrees that the Contest shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules. Sponsor reserves the right to take such action as it deems necessary to enforce these Official Rules and ensure the fair operation of this Sweepstakes. By entering, entrant consents to the jurisdiction and venue of the appropriate courts located in the Commonwealth of Virginia for any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest or any prize(s) awarded.
Trademarks: Apple® is the registered trademark of Apple Inc., which is not a sponsor or a partner of Sponsor or affiliated with Sponsor or this Contest in any way.
Winner Identification/Official Rules: The name of the prize winners will also be posted on Sponsor's website after July 1, 2010.
Sponsor: Rosslyn Business Improvement Corporation and Rosslyn Renaissance, 1911 North Ft. Myer Drive, Suite LL-10, Arlington, Virginia 22209.