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Share the Aloha with Starwood Hawaii Sweepstakes

OFFICIAL RULES. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER THE SWEEPSTAKES.

A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

 

1.      SWEEPSTAKES PERIOD: The Share the Aloha with Starwood Hawaii Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) begins 12:00 a.m. Hawaii Standard Time (“HST”) on November 16, 2015 and ends 11:59 p.m. HST on November 30, 2015 (the “Sweepstakes Period”).

 

2.      ELIGIBILITY: The Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, Australia and Canada (excluding Quebec) who are 18 years of age or older. Employees of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (the “Sponsor”), Votigo, Inc. (“Administrator”), their respective parents, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates, suppliers, distributors and advertising, Sweepstakes and judging agencies, and their immediate family members (spouses, parents, children, and siblings and their spouses) and household members of each (whether related or not), are not eligible to participate or win. Void where prohibited by law. All federal, state, local, provincial and municipal laws and regulations apply.

 

3.      HOW TO ENTER: During the Sweepstakes Period, you may access the Sweepstakes by visiting http://swhawaii.votigo.com/fbsweeps/sweeps/Share-the-Aloha-with-Starwood-Hawaii or any of the following Facebook Pages: http://www.facebook.com/moanasurfrider, http://www.facebook.com/SheratonPrincessKaiulani, http://www.facebook.com/SheratonWaikiki, http://www.facebook.com/RoyalHawaiian, https://www.facebook.com/SheratonKauai,  http://www.facebook.com/stregisprinceville, http://www.facebook.com/WestinPrinceville, http://www.facebook.com/sheratonmaui, http://www.facebook.com/thewestinmaui, http://www.facebook.com/westinkorvillas, http://www.facebook.com/SheratonKona, https://www.facebook.com/StarwoodHawaii (each the “Sweepstakes Website”). To enter, from the Sweepstakes Website, click on the Sweepstakes link, complete and submit all required fields of the onscreen registration form to receive one (1) entry into the Sweepstakes. Use of computer programs and other automatic means to participate is prohibited. Limit one entry per person. Normal Internet access and usage charges imposed by your online or phone service provider will apply.

 

4.      BONUS ENTRIES:  You may receive additional entries (“Bonus or Referral Entry”) by referring friends to the Sweepstakes. To earn a Bonus Entry, share the unique Sweepstakes URL (“Referral URL”) provided to you on the confirmation page after completing the Sweepstakes registration form. For each entrant who enters the Sweepstakes via your unique Referral URL you will receive one Bonus Entry. Limit five (5) Bonus Entries per person.

 

5.      PRIZES, APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUE (“ARV”) AND APPROXIMATE ODDS OF WINNING A PRIZE: Grand Prize (1): Grand Prize winner will receive 100,000 Starpoints to use towards winner’s choice of a stay at any SPG participating Starwood Hotels & Resorts The ARV of the Grand Prize is $2,000.  Qualified Friend Prize (1): One qualified friend of the Grand Prize winner (“Friend”) will receive 100,000 Starpoints to use towards winner’s choice of a stay at any SPG participating Starwood Hotels & Resorts. The ARV of the Friend Prize is $2,000.

 

 

Grand Prize and Friend Prize winners must be a member of the Starwood Preferred Guest (“SPG”) Program to redeem Starpoints. Membership into the program is free and may be created at spg.com. Use and expiration of Starpoints are pursuant to the terms and conditions of SPG program found at www.spg.com. Starpoints will be deposited into member’s account within two (2) weeks of winner confirmation. The number of Starpoints needed for redemption will vary by property.  All prizes are subject to availability and confirmation of reservations. Certain restrictions, expiration dates and blackout dates may apply. All other expenses and costs, not expressly listed above, including, but not limited to, taxes, tips, entertainment, transfers, and any additional transportation are each winner's sole responsibility. No substitution or transfer of prize is permitted. Return of any prize or prize notification as undeliverable will result in disqualification and alternate selection. Prizes are not transferable. No substitution or exchange (including for cash) of prize will be permitted, except that Sponsor reserves the right to substitute prize of comparable or greater value in the event a prize becomes unavailable for any reason.

 

All federal, state and local taxes and other governmental charges, if any, and all other costs associated with acceptance or use of prize, not specified herein, related to the prize are the sole responsibility of the winners. Winners, including Friend Prize winner will be required to sign and return, within seven (7) days of being notified, an Affidavit/Declaration of Eligibility, Liability & Publicity Release (where legal) in order to claim his/her prize or prize will be forfeited and an alternate will be selected. Potential winners in Canada must answer correctly a mathematical skill-testing question without aid of mechanical device or otherwise and this question will be included in the affidavit/declaration package. Prizes are awarded “as is.” The approximate odds of winning the Grand Prize are dependent on the total number of eligible entries received.

 

6.      GRAND PRIZE DRAWING: One (1) Grand Prize winner will be selected in a random drawing on or about December 3, 2015 from among all eligible entries received. Drawing will be conducted by the Administrator, whose decisions will be final and binding on all matters related to the Sweepstakes. Once verified, the Grand Prize winner will designate a Friend (a “Qualified Friend”), as the Friend Prize winner. Friend must meet all eligibility requirements for the Sweepstakes.

 

7.      VERIFICATION: All Prize winners are subject to verification of eligibility by Administrator and compliance with these Official Rules in Sponsor’s sole discretion. In the event the Sponsor, in its sole discretion, determines that any submission does not otherwise comply with the Official Rules or any other applicable regulatory guidelines, Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify such win. All material submitted becomes the sole property of the Sponsor and will not be returned. The Sponsor and its agencies assume no responsibility for any injury or damage to participants’ or to any other person’s computer relating to or resulting from entering or downloading materials or software in connection with the Sweepstakes.  

 

8.      GENERAL RULES: By participating in the Sweepstakes, participants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor or Administrator. Decisions of Sponsor/Administrator are final on all matters relating to the Sweepstakes. All entries will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the email address inputted at the time of the entry. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address. The Sponsor and its agencies are not responsible for technical, hardware, software or telephone malfunctions of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed, incorrect, incomplete, inaccurate, garbled or delayed electronic communications caused by the user or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Sweepstakes or by any human error which may occur in the Sweepstakes. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel the Sweepstakes if any aspect of the Sweepstakes becomes technically corrupted, and award the Grand Prize from among all eligible entries received prior to cancellation. The Sponsor reserves the right at their sole discretion to disqualify any individual that tampers or attempts to tamper with the Sweepstakes process or the operation of the Sweepstakes; violates the Official Rules; or acts in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision. The Sponsor and its agencies and each party’s respective affiliates, officers, directors, agents, and employees will have no liability or responsibility for any claim arising in connection with participation in the Sweepstakes or the awarding of prizes. All participants hereby release Sponsor, Administrator, Facebook, their respective affiliates, officers, directors, agents, agencies,  and any of its employees (collectively, the "Sweepstakes Indemnitees"), harmless from any and all claims, damages, expenses, costs (including reasonable attorneys' fees) and liabilities (including settlements), brought or asserted by any third party against any of the Sweepstakes Indemnitees due to or arising out of their participation in the Sweepstakes, or use of any prizes, or use of their name, or likeness. Participants and winners assume all liability for any injury, death, loss or damage of any kind caused by, or claimed to be caused by, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, arising from or in connection with participation in the Sweepstakes or the acceptance, use, misuse or redemption of any prize won, or participation in any prize-related activities.  As a condition of participating in the Sweepstakes, participant agrees that: 1) under no circumstance will participant be permitted to obtain awards for, and participant hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental, consequential or any other damages, other than for out-of-pocket expenses; 2) all causes of action arising out of or connected with the Sweepstakes, or any prize awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; and 3) any and all claims, judgments, and award shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, but in no event attorneys’ fees.  By participating in the Sweepstakes, participants agree to be bound by the Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor and Administrator, which are final. Sponsor, affiliates, subsidiaries and agencies are not responsible for any typographical or other error in the printing, the offering or announcement of any prize or in the administration of the Sweepstakes. In the event there is a discrepancy or inconsistency between disclosures or other statements contained in any Sweepstakes materials and the terms and conditions of the Official Rules, the Official Rules shall prevail, govern and control. In no event will more than the stated number of prizes be awarded. The Sweepstakes and the Official Rules shall be exclusively governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of New York in the U.S., without regard to conflicts of law provisions. Participants submit to exclusive personal jurisdiction in New York and agree that any dispute shall be brought in the state and federal courts in New York in the U.S.

 

9.      LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: Prizes are awarded “AS IS” and without warranty of any kind by Sponsor and Administrator, express or implied, including without limitation, any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Any and all guarantees and warrantees on prizes that are goods or services are subject to the manufacturer’s or service provider’s terms and conditions, and winner agrees to look solely to said manufacturer or service provider for any such guarantee or warranty claim.

 

10.   PUBLICITY RELEASE: By participating in the Sweepstakes, participant agrees that Sponsor and its designees shall have the right and permission to use participant’s name and/or picture and/or likeness or biographical information or voice and address/location, for advertising, promotional and/or any other purpose in any media now or hereafter known throughout the world in perpetuity without any further compensation, consideration, permission or notification except where prohibited by law.

 

11.   WINNERS: For the names of the winners, available after 12/30/2015 through 1/30/2016 send a self-addressed, stamped envelope (U.S. residents only) to: Share the Aloha Sweepstakes Winners, c/o Votigo Inc., 251 Lafayette Cir. #330, Lafayette, CA 94549 USA. Non-US residents and VT residents may send a 3”x5” piece of paper with their name and complete address.

 

12.   SPONSOR/ADMINISTRATOR: The Sponsor of this Sweepstakes is Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., One StarPoint, Stamford, Connecticut 06902 USA. The Administrator of this Sweepstakes is Votigo Inc. 251 Lafayette Cir. #330. Lafayette, CA 94549 USA.

 

The Sweepstakes is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook. You understand that you are providing your information to Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. and not to Facebook. The information you provide will only be used in the event you are a winner unless you indicate otherwise during registration. If you win, your information may be shared with third parties solely for fulfillment purposes.

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Dates

  • Start: September 01, 2015 @ 04:00 am (HST)

    End: December 01, 2015 @ 12:00 am (HST)

Eligibility

18 years

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