Meet Me at the Park Promotion Rules
Voter Sweepstakes Official Rules
THE NRPA MEET ME AT THE PARK PROMOTION
OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO VOTE OR WIN
Overview: The National Recreation and Park Association (“NRPA” or “Sponsor”), in collaboration with The Walt Disney Company is presenting this voting campaign to provide communities with resources to improve local parks. NRPA will determine (in its sole discretion) three (3) designated parks (“Park Project[s]”) in fifteen (15) different cities located within the fifty (50) United States and/or D.C. (“Designated City” or “Designated Cities”) to participate in the NRPA Meet Me at the Park Promotion (the “Promotion”). In addition, the public will have the opportunity to nominate a city within the fifty (50) United States and/or D.C., if not one of the participating Designated Cities (“Nominated City”).
Voting Period: Voting/nomination begins at 12:00 am Eastern Time (“ET”) on April 1, 2018 and concludes at 11:59 pm ET on April 30, 2018 (“Voting Period”). For each vote submitted during the Voting Period, voters will earn an entry into the NRPA Meet Me at the Park Voter Sweepstakes (for more details, see full Sweepstakes Official Rules available online at http://www.meetmeatthepark.org).
Voter Eligibility: Voters must be legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia who are at least eighteen (18) years old at the time of vote. Employees of NRPA, Don Jagoda Associates, Inc., The Walt Disney Company, any of their respective parent companies (if applicable), subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates and related companies, and advertising and promotion agencies are not eligible to vote.
How to Participate: The Park Projects will be posted on the Meet Me at the Park website online at http://www.meetmeatthepark.org (the “Website”).
See details on Designated Cities and Park Projects below.
Designated Cities and Park Projects:
| Designated City |
Park Project 1
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Park Project 2
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Park Project 3
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Austin, TX
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Colony Park District Park
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Austin Goes Ga-ga
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Dove Springs District Park
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Brevard County, FL
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Chain of Lakes
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Erna Nixon Park
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Sams House at Pine Island
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Charlotte, NC
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Revolution Park
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Traveling Learn-to-Ride Trailer
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Grayson Park
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Chicago, IL
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Archery Expansion
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Big Marsh
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McKinley Park
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Durham, NC
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Long Meadow Park
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Rock Quarry Park
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East Durham Park
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Fresno, CA
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F.R.O.G (Fresno Recreation Outdoor Group)
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Youth Sports
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Circuit Sports
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Hartford, CT
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Goodwin Park
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Colt Park
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Keney Park
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Houston, TX
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Wagner Neighborhood Park
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Woodland Park
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Dow Elementary Park
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Los Angeles, CA
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Agents of Discovery
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Universal Play
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CLASS (Clean and Safe Spaces) Parks
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Miami, FL
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Love & Serve Tennis-Summer Series
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Learn to Fish Excursion
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Sgt. Joseph Delancy Park
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New York City, NY
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Flushing Meadows Corona Park
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Cricket in the Parks
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Lear to Ride Bike Rodeo
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Orlando, FL
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Ivey Lane Park
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Englewood Neighborhood Center
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Hankins Park
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Philadelphia, PA
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Carousel House Pool
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Adaptive Hiking
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Pennypack Environmental Center
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San Francisco, CA
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Bayview Hill Park
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All-Star Summer
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Tennis and Learning Center (TLC)
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Seattle, WA
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Youth Summer Sports Camps
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Summer in the Parks Program
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Camp Long
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During the Voting Period, participants may visit the website and follow the links and instructions to register and then follow the links and instructions to vote, as outlined below. Vote for Designated City Park Projects: Follow the links and instructions outlined on the Website to vote for one (1) of the park projects (each, a “Park Project”) from each of the fifteen (15) designated cities (each a “Designated City”). You can vote for one (1) Park Project per Designated City for a total of fifteen (15) votes per day during the Voting Period.
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Nominate a City: Follow the links and instructions outlined on the Website to nominate one (1) city within the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia which is not already a Designated City (each a “Nominated City”). You cannot nominate any of the fifteen (15) Designated Cities, as outlined above. You can nominate one (1) city anywhere in the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia per day during the Voting Period.
Nominations and votes are collectively referred to as “votes”.
Finalist Voting/Determination of Park Project/Nominated Grant Recipient/Grants:
The Park Project that receives the highest number of valid votes from each Designated City (15 total, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion) will be awarded Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000) in the form of a grant to the responsible park/recreation agency (Grant Recipient) to implement the winning project.
The Nominated City that receives the highest number of valid nominations will be awarded Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000) in the form of a grant to the park and recreation agency (Grant Recipient) that oversees the parks system of the Nominated City. This agency must use the $20,000 grant for a park project within the winning Nominated City that promotes healthy living, increases youth’s access to sports and/or connects youth to nature. The park and recreation agency of the winning Nominated City, in their sole discretion, will determine which park within the city will receive the Grant.
Notification of Grant Recipients: The Designated Cities will be notified of the potential Park Project Grant Recipient by the Sponsor on or about May 9, 2018 and will be required to confirm acceptance of the Grant by May 16, 2018. The park and recreation agency for the potential Nominated City Grant will be notified by Sponsor on or about May 15, 2018 and will be required to confirm acceptance of the Grant and provide any additional documentation by May 23, 2018. If a potential Park Project Grant Recipient is disqualified or cannot accept the Grant for any reason, an alternate Grant Recipient will be determined by the Sponsor with the next highest number of valid votes. If the potential Nominated City Grant Recipient is disqualified or cannot accept the Grant for any reason, an alternate Grant Recipient will be determined by the Sponsor with the next highest number of valid nominations.
General Voting Restrictions: Limit one (1) vote per Park Project per Designated City and one (1) vote for a Nominated City per day for a total of sixteen (16) votes per day per person and/or email address per day. Votes received from any person or email address in excess of the stated limitation (as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion) will be void.
General Conditions: Administrator’s clock will be the official timekeeper for this Promotion. Where any two (2) or more eligible Park Projects/Nominated Cities that have an equal number of votes at the conclusion of the Voting Period, a committee decision with the committee made up of the Sponsor, Administrator, The Walt Disney Company, and representatives of the park recreation agency, in their sole discretion, will select the Grant Recipient(s) based on the most deserving Park Project/Nominated City. In the event of a dispute or if for any other reason Sponsor deems it necessary or appropriate, Sponsor reserves the right to make the final determination as to which of the Park Project/Nominated City will be declared the Grant Recipient. Designated Cities, Park Projects, and Nominated Cities are prohibited from obtaining votes by any fraudulent or inappropriate means, including, without limitation, offering prizes or other inducements to members of the public, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion.
Votes will not be accepted prior to or after the Voting Period. All votes submitted become the sole property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned.
By participating in this Promotion, participants/Grant Recipients agree to comply with and be bound by these rules. Failure to comply with the rules may result in a voter’s or Grant Recipient’s disqualification at the discretion of Sponsor. Sponsor reserves the right to modify the voting details and voting dates at any time in Sponsor’s sole discretion. All interpretations of these rules and the decisions of Sponsor relating to this voting process/Grant Recipient determination are final and binding in all matters related to the Promotion.
Any votes that are believed to have been made fraudulently, including participation in a syndicate or via any form of machine-assisted intervention enabling computer-generated multiple entries may be disqualified. Use of any device to automate a vote is prohibited, including but not limited to software-generated, robotic, programmed, script, macro or other automated votes. Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to determine the Park Project and/or Nominated City with the most valid votes and to disqualify any individual (and remove any votes from that individual) it suspects or finds: (a) to have used a software-generated, robotic, programmed, script, macro or other automated Facebook Share, Twitter tweet, online/WAP vote; (b) to have tampered with the Promotion; (c) to be acting in violation of these rules; or (d) to be acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. Sponsor reserves the right to remove votes at its sole discretion.
Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible or misdirected votes, which will be disqualified. In the event of a dispute as to any vote, the authorized account holder of the email address used to register will be deemed to be the voter. The "authorized account holder" of an email address, is the natural person assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address. Normal Internet access and usage charges imposed by your online service may apply. Standard data rates may apply if voting via mobile device.
If for any reason any aspect of the Promotion is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical or system failures or disruption, ‘Acts of God’ or terrorist attacks, or any other causes beyond the control of Sponsor which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Promotion or for any reason Sponsor deems it necessary, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Promotion and reserves the right in its sole discretion to determine the outcome of the Promotion, in their sole discretion.
No Liability; Release: Administrator, Sponsor, The Walt Disney Company, and any of their respective parent companies (if applicable), affiliated companies, related companies, sponsors, subsidiaries and advertising agencies, and any entity associated with this Promotion, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents (collectively the “Released Parties”) are not responsible for and shall not be liable for: (i) difficulty accessing telecom systems; (ii) errors in transmission; (iii) service outage or delays or for any problems or technical malfunctions of any telephone network or lines, computer on-line systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of email on account of any technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or the site or combination thereof; (iv) any incomplete, lost, late, delayed, misdirected or garbled votes or failure to receive votes; (v) injury or damage to participant’s or to any other person’s computer or mobile device related to or resulting from participating in, or downloading materials or software, or attempts to participate in or download materials or software related to this Promotion or (vi) failures or malfunctions of phones (including wireless phones/handsets), phone lines or telephone systems, cellular equipment towers, telephone systems or wireless services or other communications malfunctions. Released Parties are not responsible for and shall not be liable for: (i) any condition caused by events beyond the control of Released Parties that may cause the voting to be disrupted or corrupted; (ii) typographical or other errors in the printing, the offering or the administration of the rules or (iii) any errors in the announcement of Grant Recipients.
Participants/winning Park Projects/Nominated Cities assume all liability for any injury or damages caused or claimed to be caused by its use of Grant and release the Released Parties and any party associated with the production or exhibition of the Promotion and their respective officers, directors, employees, shareholders, parents, subsidiaries and affiliates from any and all claims, causes of action or liability (including damages caused or claimed to be caused) arising out of participation in the Promotion and/or acceptance/use of any grant, including without limitation, liability from personal injury, death or property damage.
The Promotion is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws. Any attempt by a participant or any other individual to deliberately damage or tamper with the Promotion, or otherwise undermine the legitimate operation of the Promotion is a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, the Released Parties reserve the right to seek damages (including attorneys’ fees) and/or other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Disputes: Participants/Grant Recipients agrees that: (a) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Promotion, or Grant awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and solely and exclusively in a federal or state court located in Virginia; Participants/Grant Recipients submit to sole and exclusive personal jurisdiction to said courts in the State of Virginia for any such dispute and irrevocably waives any and all rights to object to such jurisdiction; (b) any and all claims, judgments, and awards shall be limited to actual out of pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with participation in this Promotion but in no event attorneys' fees; and (c) under no circumstances will participant/Grant Recipient be permitted to obtain awards for and participant/Grant Recipient 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 LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of any Grant Recipient or the Released Entities in connection with this Promotion shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Virginia, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules of provisions (whether of the State of Virginia the United States, or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Virginia.
Data Collection: Sponsor collects personal information from voters/Grant Recipients when they participate in the Promotion for use in administration of the Promotion. When voting, participant may be asked to consent to receive promotional emails and information about Sponsor. Consenting to receive such emails and information is optional, and is not necessary to vote in the Promotion, nor will it increase or improve their chances of winning. The information collected is subject to the Privacy Policy located at http://www.nrpa.org/About-National-Recreation-and-Park-Association/the-fine-print/. By participating in the Promotion, participants agree to Sponsor’s collection and usage of their personal information and acknowledge that they have read and accepted Sponsor’s Privacy Policy.
Grant Recipients: For the names of the Park Project and Nominated City Grant Recipients, visit www.meetmetatthepark.org after June 1, 2018.
Sponsor/Administrator: The Sponsor is National Recreation and Park Association, 22377 Belmont Ridge Road, Ashburn, VA 20148. The Administrator is Don Jagoda Associates, Inc., 100 Marcus Drive, Melville, NY 11747.
This Promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook or Twitter. Twitter is not involved in any way other than as one medium through which this Promotion is conducted. Facebook and Twitter are registered trademarks of Facebook, Inc. and Twitter, Inc., respectively. Any questions or complaints regarding this Promotion shall be directed to Sponsor, not Facebook or Twitter. You understand that you are providing your information to the Sponsor and not to Facebook or Twitter.
THE NRPA MEET ME AT THE PARK VOTER’S SWEEPSTAKES
OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY
- Entry Period: The NRPA Meet Me at the Park Voter Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) begins 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) on April 1, 2018 and ends 11:59 p.m. ET on April 30, 2018 (the “Sweepstakes Period”).
- Eligibility: This Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia who are eighteen (18) years of age or older at the time of entry. Employees of the National Recreation and Park Association (“Sponsor”), Don Jagoda Associates, Inc. (“Administrator”), The Walt Disney Company and its affiliates, and each of their parent companies (if applicable), subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates and related companies, and advertising and promotion agencies (collectively , the “Sweepstakes Entities”) are not eligible to participate or win. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Void where prohibited by law.
- How to Enter: During the Sweepstakes Period, participants (referred to as “Entrant”) may visit the Meet Me at the Park website online at http://www.meetmeatthepark.org (the “Website”) and follow the links and instructions to register and vote in the Meet Me in the Park Promotion, as outlined below.
- Vote for Designated City Park Projects: Follow the links and instructions outlined on the Website to vote for one (1) of the provided park or park project (each, a “Park Project”) from each of the fifteen (15) designated cities (each a “Designated City”). Entrant will receive one (1) Sweepstakes entry for each vote cast. Entrant can vote for one (1) Park Project per Designated City for a total of fifteen (15) votes per day to receive up to fifteen (15) Sweepstakes entries per day during the Sweepstakes Period.
- Nominate a City: Follow the links and instructions outlined on the Website to nominate one (1) city within the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia of Entrant’s choice which is not already a Designated City (each a “Nominated City”). Entrant may not nominate any of the fifteen (15) Designated Cities. Entrant will receive one (1) Sweepstakes entry per day for each nomination cast. Entrant can nominate one (1) city anywhere in the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia per day during the Sweepstakes Period.
Entrant can earn up to a total of 480 Sweepstakes entries throughout the Sweepstakes Period (as broken out above).
Multiple Entrants/voters are not permitted to share the same email address. Any attempt by any Entrant to obtain more than the stated number of entries/votes by using multiple/different email addresses, devices, identities, registrations and logins, or any other methods will void that Entrant’s entries/voter's votes and that Entrant/voter may be disqualified. Use of any automated program to enter/vote will result in disqualification.
Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible or misdirected registrations/votes, which will be disqualified. In the event of a dispute as to any entry, the authorized account holder of the email address used to register will be deemed to be the Entrant. The "authorized account holder" of an email address, is the natural person assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address. Normal Internet access and usage charges imposed by your online service may apply. Standard data rates may apply if entering via mobile device.
- Random Drawing: The potential Grand Prize winner will be randomly selected on or about May 15, 2018 from among all eligible entries received during the Sweepstakes Period. Drawing will be conducted by the Administrator, an independent judging organization whose decisions will be final on all matters relating to this Sweepstakes. Odds of winning will depend upon the number of eligible entries received during the Sweepstakes Period. Potential Grand Prize winner will be notified by mail and/or email.
- Grand Prize and Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”): Grand Prize (1) A GoPro Prize Pack including: one (1) GoPro HERO5 Black, one (1) 64GB Memory Card, one (1) Jaws Flex Clamp, one (1) Mini Extension Pole + Tripod, one (1) Chest Harness, and one (1) Hand + Wrist Strap . ARV: $550. The actual value of the prize is subject to price fluctuations in the consumer marketplace based on, among other things, any gap in time between the date the ARV is estimated for purposes of these Official Rules and the date the prize is awarded or redeemed. Taxes, related to the prize, are the responsibility of the winner, as applicable. Prizes are nontransferable and no substitution is allowed except by the Sponsor who reserves the right to award a prize of equal or greater value.
- Winner Notification: Potential Grand Prize winner will be contacted via email on or about May 15, 2018. The potential winner must comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules; and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. If a potential winner cannot be contacted, fails to provide any requested information (if applicable) within seven (7) days of initial notification, or prize is returned as undeliverable, potential winner forfeits the prize. In the event that the potential winner is disqualified for any reason, Sponsor will award the prize to an alternate winner by random drawing from among all eligible entries. Only three (3) alternate drawings will be held after which the prize will remain un-awarded. Prize will be fulfilled 8-10 weeks after the end of the sweepstakes.
- General Conditions and Release: By entering, Entrants fully and unconditionally agree and accept to be bound by these complete Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor and Administrator, which shall be final and binding in all matters related to the Sweepstakes. Entrants and/or winners agree to release, discharge and hold harmless Sweepstakes Entities and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents, from and against any and all claims, causes of action, or liability (including damages caused or claimed to be caused) arising out of participation in the Sweepstakes and/or acceptance/use of any prize, including without limitation, liability from personal injury, death or property damage. Except where prohibited, winner grants to the Sweepstakes Entities the right to use, and publish his or her proper name, likeness, voice, opinions, votes, biographical information and state without additional compensation. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify, and block or discard all entries from any individual who enters by any kind of electronic, mechanical or other automated means or otherwise tampers with or hacks the entry/voting process as determined by the Sponsor in its sole discretion. Sponsor also reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes in the event of a computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical or system failure or disruption, force majeure or any other cause which, in its sole opinion, corrupts the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper operation of the Sweepstakes and award the prize in a random drawing from all eligible entries received prior to cancellation. Failure to comply with these Official Rules may result in disqualification from the Sweepstakes. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. The Sweepstakes Entities are not responsible for and shall not be liable for: (i) late, lost, delayed, damaged, misdirected, incorrect, incomplete, ineligible or unintelligible entries; (ii) telephone, electronic, hardware, software program, network, Internet or computer failures or difficulties; (iii) errors in transmission; (iv) any condition caused by events beyond their control that may cause the Sweepstakes to be disrupted or corrupted; (v) any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind caused by the prize or resulting from acceptance, possession, use or misuse of the prize, or from participation in the Sweepstakes; or (vi) any printing or typographical error in any materials associated with these Official Rules or the Sweepstakes generally. The Sweepstakes Entities 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 this Sweepstakes. Sponsor may prohibit any Entrant or potential Entrant from participating in the Sweepstakes, if at the sole discretion of Sponsor, such person shows a disregard for these Official Rules, or acts (1) with an intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any other Entrant, Sponsor, or their agents or representatives; or (2) in any other disruptive manner.
- Disputes: Entrant agrees that: (a) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes, or prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and solely and exclusively in a federal or state court located in Virginia; Entrant submits to sole and exclusive personal jurisdiction to said courts in the State of Virginia for any such dispute and irrevocably waives any and all rights to object to such jurisdiction; (b) any and all claims, judgments, and awards shall be limited to actual out of pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Sweepstakes but in no event attorneys' fees; and (c) 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 LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO ENTRANT. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of Entrant or the Sweepstakes Entities in connection with this Sweepstakes shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Virginia, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules of provisions (whether of the State of Virginia the United States, or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Virginia.
- Data Collection: Sponsor collects personal information from Entrants when they enter the Sweepstakes for use in administration of the Sweepstakes. When entering at the Website, Entrant may be asked to consent to receive promotional emails and information about Sponsor. Consenting to receive such emails and information is optional, and is not necessary to enter or win this Sweepstakes, nor will it increase or improve their chances of winning. The information collected is subject to the Privacy Policy located at http://www.nrpa.org/About-National-Recreation-and-Park-Association/the-fine-print/. By participating in the Sweepstakes, Entrants agree to Sponsor’s collection and usage of their personal information and acknowledge that they have read and accepted Sponsor’s Privacy Policy.
- Winner’s List: For the winner’s name, available on or about June 1, 2018, send a self-addressed stamped envelope by June 30, 2018 to: NRPA Meet Me at The Park Voter Sweepstakes Winner, 100 Marcus Drive (Dept. KL), Melville, NY 11747.
- Sponsor/Administrator: The Sponsor is the National Recreation and Park Association, 22377 Belmont Ridge Road, Ashburn, VA 20148. The Administrator is Don Jagoda Associates, Inc., 100 Marcus Drive, Melville, NY 11747.
