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E: 31/10 Win a Spooktacular trip to Los Angeles
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Enter our prize draw for the chance to win a holiday for four to Los Angeles, including flights, a three-night hotel stay and a tour of Sony Pictures Animation!
Also, three Sony DSC-W830 cameras, 25 goody bags and 25 Hotel Transylvania DVDs are up for grabs as runner-up prizes.
Sign up for our email newsletter and you'll be entered into our prize draw
Enter our prize draw for the chance to win a holiday for four to Los Angeles, including flights, a three-night hotel stay and a tour of Sony Pictures Animation!
Also, three Sony DSC-W830 cameras, 25 goody bags and 25 Hotel Transylvania DVDs are up for grabs as runner-up prizes.
- The promoter of this Prize Draw is Hotels.com ("Hotels.com").
- Participants must be at least 18 years old and legally resident within the United Kingdom, Ireland, Norway or Denmark. Employees and agents of Hotels.com or any of its subsidiary or affiliated companies and their immediate families and members of their households, and anyone otherwise connected with operation or fulfilment of the Prize Draw are not eligible to take part. Hotels.com reserves the right to require participants to prove that they are eligible to enter the Prize Draw. If the winner is found to be ineligible, Hotels.com reserves the right to award the prize to another participant and to require the return of any prize already awarded.
- For the UK the Prize Draw commences at 12.01 am UK time on 21 September 2015 and all entries must be received by 11.59 pm UK time on the closing date of 31 October 2015. For Norway the Prize Draw commences at 12.01 am Norwegian time on 21 September 2015 and all entries must be received by 11.59 pm Norwegian time on the closing date of 31 October 2015.
For Ireland the Prize Draw commences at 12.01 am Dublin time on 1 October 2015 and all entries must be received by 11.59 pm Dublin time on the closing date of 31 October 2015.
For Denmark the Prize Draw commences at 12.01 am Danish time on 1 October 2015 and all entries must be received by 11.59 pm Danish time on the closing date of 31 October 2015. - The Prize Draw will be promoted on Hotels.com at the following URL addresses: http://uk.hotels.com/deals/uk-ht2 (the "Website"). To enter the Prize Draw you must enter your first name, last name and email address onto the relevant section of the Prize Draw page, therefore agreeing to subscribe to receive Hotels.com email newsletters. Please note that you may unsubscribe from these emails at any time. Entries submitted by any other means will not be accepted: only those submitted via the official method of entry. Use of script, macro or any automated system to enter the Prize Draw is prohibited and entries made (or which appear to have been made) using any such system may be treated as void. Any illegible, incomplete or fraudulent entries will be rejected. Participants may make a maximum of 1 entry into the Prize Draw. Any entries in addition to this may be disqualified.
- The main prize to be won is a ‘Hotel Transylvania 2’ travel package for the winner and up to one further adult (over 18 years old on the date of travel) and two children (under 16 years old on the date of return) to Los Angeles comprising the following: return economy flights to Los Angeles; 3 nights’ hotel accommodation in Los Angeles, with a minimum four-star rating, based on sharing a family room; and visit to the Sony Pictures animation studio in Los Angeles.Activity/accommodation vouchers may not be sent to winner until 7 days prior to event. Flights will be available from international airports in the UK, Ireland, Norway and Denmark (based on the location of the winner). Prize excludes travel between winner’s home & departure airport. All flights do not include reserved seats or meals unless otherwise specified.
The prize excludes meals and drinks, excursions, attractions, treatments, car hire, visas, spending money and personal expenses and anything not expressly stated in these Terms and Conditions. The date and time of the visit to Sony Pictures animation studio is to be agreed by the winner and The IMS Agency. Winner and guests must have full passport valid for at least 6 months at time of travel. Any necessary visas are responsibility of winner and guests. A valid credit or debit card will be required for security deposit purposes when checking into hotel accommodation. The winner will be required to take out adequate travel insurance for the travelling party prior to the booking of their travel arrangements, at the winner's own cost, to the extent that the travel insurance provided, as referred to below, is not sufficient for the travelling party's needs. At least one of the winner or the adult guest must be aged 18 or over. The two children guests must be under 16 years old and must have prior written permission from parent or guardian before travelling. The prize is non-changeable, non-transferable and non-refundable. No cash alternative is available in whole or in part. The prize is subject to availability. The prize must be taken before 31 October 2016, and the winner should allow 30 days for their prize to be confirmed. Prize cannot be taken over Christmas, New Year, Valentine ’s Day, Grammy’s weekend, Academy Awards weekend, E3 expo week, and any other award ceremonies or public holidays in the country of departure or the destination country unless stated otherwise. All elements of the prize must be taken at the same time. Once booked, the prize cannot be altered or amended. Winner will be required to complete and sign a winner information and prize acceptance form and to submit copies of their passports in order to enable IMS to book their prize trip. Winner’s requested departure date must have a minimum of 90 days advance notice of travel after completion of their winner form unless stated otherwise. The winner will be required to submit 3 preferred departure dates at least 1 calendar month apart. Travel insurance will be supplied to each winner and their companion(s) before departure with no pre-existing medical conditions. Travel insurance is subject to restrictions and the terms and conditions of the insurance provider. It is the responsibility of the winner and/or their companion(s) to meet any additional costs relating to obtaining insurance cover for any pre-existing medical condition and/or for any additional costs as may be specified where the winner and/or their companion(s) are aged 75 or over. All taxes (including without limitation national & local taxes) in connection with any prize and the reporting consequence thereof, are the sole responsibility of the prize winner. By participating in the Prize Draw, participants agree that the prize is awarded on an "as is" basis, and that neither Hotels.com nor any of its subsidiary or affiliated companies, make any representations or warranties of any nature with respect to the prize. - The winner of the main prize of the Prize Draw will be the first name chosen at random from all complete, eligible, properly submitted entries received before the end of the applicable closing date. There will only be one winner of the main prize.
- The secondary prizes to be won are:
- UK and Ireland residents only:
- 3 x Sony W830 compact cameras
- 25 x Hotel Transylvania 1 DVDs
- 25 x goody bags, including magnet, sticker and stationery set
- Norway residents only:
- 10 pairs of cinema tickets for Hotel Transylvania 2
- 20 x Hotel Transylvania 1 DVDs
- Denmark residents only:
- 10 pairs of cinema tickets for Hotel Transylvania 2
- 20 x Hotel Transylvania 1 DVDs
- UK and Ireland residents only:
- After the draw of the main prize, the secondary prizes will be drawn based on the first names chosen by random from all remaining complete, eligible, properly submitted entries received from the relevant territory(s) before the end of the applicable closing date in the order set out at clause 7 above.
- The winners will be notified no later than 13 November 2015 via the email addresses provided on entry. The winner of the main prize may be required to submit valid identification before receiving their prize. The IMS Agency will notify and contact the winner of the main prize via the email address provided by Hotels.com and the IMS Agency will arrange the booking of the prize. Winners of the secondary prizes will be notified and contacted by Sony Pictures via the email addresses used to enter the Prize Draw with Hotels.com and Sony Pictures will arrange for the secondary prizes to be sent. If any e-mails to the winners are returned as undeliverable, Hotels.com reserves the right to conduct a further random draw to award their prize to another participant. If the winner has not claimed their prize by the date specified in the notification of winning, Hotels.com reserves the right to conduct a further random draw to award the prize to another participant.
- In the event that, for reasons beyond Hotels.com’s reasonable control and not related to the winner, Hotels.com, The IMS Agency or Sony Pictures is unable to award the prize as described in these Terms and Conditions, that party reserves the right to award a prize of a similar nature and an equivalent value, or at its sole discretion, the cash value of the prize. In the event of a printing or other error resulting in there being more winners than prizes for the Prize Draw, Hotels.com and/or the relevant prize provider reserves the right at any time to allocate the available prize through a further draw or to divide the prize or the value of the prize between the winners of the Prize Draw.
- The provision of the prize does not imply endorsement by Hotels.com of The IMS Agency or any other third parties concerned in any way with the Prize Draw. Any complaints or queries relating to the use of the prize should be directed to The IMS Agency.
- By entering the Prize Draw, participants agree to have their name and photograph featured in publicity materials relating to the Prize Draw without further reference, payment or other compensation. This includes making their name as the winner available on the Website between 13 November 2015 and 11 December 2015. Details of the winner will also be made available to participants and the public on request by sending an email to Hotels.com Customer Service at https://ssl-uk.hotels.com/customer_care/email_us.html no later than 11 December 2015.
- Although the Prize Draw may be featured on Facebook, the Prize Draw is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Facebook and you agree that Facebook is not liable in any way. You are providing information to Hotels.com and not to Facebook. The information you provide will only be used for the purposes referred to in clause 14 below.
- Hotels.com will collect and process participants' personal information and it will be shared with Hotels.com's agents and affiliates (including those outside the European Economic Area and including Sony Pictures and The IMS Agency) to the extent necessary in order to conduct the Prize Draw including for the prize to be delivered to the winner. If participants do not provide any of the mandatory information requested when entering and taking part in the Prize Draw, they may not take part in the Prize Draw. Participants' names and other personal details from their entry to the Prize Draw will be collected and stored by Hotels.com and its affiliates (including those outside the European Economic Area) and held in accordance with the applicable privacy policy in place from time to time (see http://uk.hotels.com/customer_care/privacy.html, http://ie.hotels.com/customer_care/privacy.html, http://da.hotels.com/customer_care/privacy.html and http://no.hotels.com/customer_care/privacy.html).
- Hotels.com reserves the right to modify, cancel, terminate or suspend the Prize Draw in whole or in part, at its sole discretion, if it believes the Prize Draw is not capable of being conducted as specified within these Terms and Conditions or in the event of a virus, a computer bug or unauthorized human intervention or any other cause that is beyond the reasonable control of Hotels.com that could corrupt or affect the administration, security, impartiality or normal course of the Prize Draw. Neither Hotels.com nor any of its subsidiary or affiliated companies are responsible for any condition, circumstances, losses, failures or delays caused by events beyond its or their control such as (but not limited to) the acts or defaults of any supplier selected by Hotels.com to provide the prize or otherwise that may cause the Prize Draw to be disrupted or corrupted, or that may lead to loss or damage of the prize in transit to the winner.
- Save where it has been negligent, neither Hotels.com nor Sony Pictures will be responsible for any damage, loss or injury resulting from participants' entry into the Prize Draw or their acceptance and/or use of the prize, or for technical, hardware or software failures, lost, faulty or unavailable network connections or difficulties of any kind that may limit or prohibit their ability to participate in the Prize Draw. Hotels.com will not be responsible for any lost, damaged, defaced, incomplete, illegible or otherwise unreadable entries. Proof of posting is not proof of receipt by Hotels.com of any entries. Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall in any way limit Hotels.com's liability for death or personal injury caused by its negligence or for any other matter where liability may not as a matter of law be limited.
- Any participant who enters or attempts to enter the Prize Draw in a manner, which in Hotels.com's reasonable determination is contrary to these Terms and Conditions or by its nature is unjust to other entrants (including without limitation tampering with the operation of the Prize Draw, cheating, hacking, deception or any other unfair playing practices such as intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other entrants or Hotels.com and/or any of its agents or representatives) may be rejected from the Prize Draw at Hotels.com's sole discretion. Furthermore, where such actions have significantly impaired the Prize Draw, Hotels.com may, at its sole discretion, add further stages to the Prize Draw as it deems reasonably necessary in order to resolve any problems arising as a result of such actions.
- All Hotels.com’s decisions in relation to the Prize Draw are final and Hotels.com will not enter into any correspondence with participants.
- These Terms and Conditions are governed by English law. The courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear any dispute or claim arising in association with the Prize Draw or these Terms and Conditions.
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